Judgment

JUDGMENT - This is an appeal under Section 2 of the SC (Enlargement of Appellate Jurisdiction) Act against the judgment of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh reversing the order of acquittal of the respondent and convicted him under Section 302, I.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life.

2. The appellant was prosecuted for committing the murder of his wife Radhabai aged about 16 years on 24-7-1981 in his house at Village Pemath within the jurisdiction of Police Station, Raisen. According to the prosecution, because of some earlier trouble and misunderstanding between the wife and husband, the appellant was not happy with her. On the day of occurrence, at about 5.00 p.m., the appellant is alleged to have sent his mother away asking her to go to the market and thereafter poured kerosene oil on the deceased, set fire and ran away. The mother-in-law who came back found the deceased in burns and sent for the appellant who then came and tried to extinguish the fire and poured water on Radhabai (deceased). Thereafter, the deceased was sent to the hospital where Doctor Tiwari (P.W. 2) admitted and examined her. The police were informed and the Sub-inspector (P.W. 9) re