G.N. RAY, J.

(1) THIS is an appeal under Section 14(1 of the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special courts) Act. 1984. This appeal is directed against the order dated 28/11/1984 passed by the learned Judge, Special court, Ferozepur, in Trial No. 27 of 1984 arising out of FIR No. 141 of 1984 of the Police Station, Abohar, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life.

(2) THE prosecution case in short is that the appellant had a strained relationship with his wife Chameli Devi, the deceased, on account of Chameli Devi having illicit relation with one Kirpal Singh. On 8/5/1984, Public Witness I-Bishan Dial, his brother Tej Ram and the wife of Bishan Dial, Dropati, went to the house of the appellant Pattu Lal to get the dispute between the deceased and Pattu Lal settled. The deceased threatened to get divorce and marry Kirpal Singh. On the night of 24 and 25/5/1984, Public Witness 1 Bishan Dial, the said Tej Ram and Dropati slept at the house of Pattu Lal and at about 6.00 a.m. on 25/5/1984, Bishan Dial got up on hearing alarm and saw Pattu Lal giving injuries to Chameli Devi with toka and Chameli Devi died at the