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The appellant has assailed the correctness of the judgment and order of the High Court of Tripura dated 9th October, 2013 dismissing the appeal of the appellant while confirming the conviction recorded by the Trial Court under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code1 and 201 of IPC whereby he was awarded imprisonment for life and allied sentences to run concurrently. The prosecution story begins with a telephone message by one Mantu Das (PW-40) informing the Police Station Kailashahar that huge quantity of blood had been seen on the Kailashahar-Kumarghat Road near Shantipur. The said telephone message was received by Bindhu Bhushan Das (PW-1) whereafter he along with Sub-Inspector Kajal Rudrapal proceeded for the said place, after making due entry in the G.D.Register. At the spot, PW-1 not only noticed the blood on the road side but also found blood-stained vojali (big knife), one taga (thread) and some broken pieces of glass which could be said to be of the rear-view mirror of a motor cycle. All these articles were taken into custody, sealed and recovery memo prepared. Further investigation was made which led to visible marks of dragging some heavy article in the jungle on the side of the road. These marks continued upto Manu River and thereafter vanished. While the investigation was still being carried out, the Police Station received information from Arjun Das (PW-7) that his nephew Kaushik Sarkar was missing since the previous evening, i.e. 19.06.2007. The said information was to the effect that Kaushik Sarkar had gone out in the previous evening on his bike but had not returned. The Investigating Officer came to the residence of Kaushik Sarkar at village Mohanpur where he recorded the statement of his mother (PW-25). She informed that Kaushik Sarkar had gone out with two friends namely Indrajit Das (appellant) and one 'juvenile K'. Both these persons were called to the police station but they did not report. The Investigating Officer thereafter went to the house of the appellant. According to the Investigating Officer, both the accused confessed before him that they had gone to Fatikroy and Kanchanbari area on the bike of the deceased Kaushik Sarkar.