ORDER

This appeal at the instance of the accused arises out of the following facts:

2.Pallavi, aged two and half years, was the daughter of the appellant Beere Gowda and his first wife Jayanthi Gowda. The marriage between the appellant and Jayanthi had taken place about five or six years earlier. It appears that at the time of the marriage Jayanthi was pregnant but after some time the two fell out and the appellant left her in her parents’ home promising to take her back after performing the marriage of his sister. A few days later however he performed a marriage with Indramma co-accused, since acquitted. After the marriage of the appellant and Indramma the relations between the appellant and Jayanthi became unpleasant and Jayanthi was often assaulted and was made to do all the household chores and was also compelled to undergo a Family Planning Operation at Kalsapura P.H.C., as the appellant apparently did not want to have any child from her. It is the case of the prosecution that as Pallavi was an unwanted child, the two accused, thought it fit to get rid of her so that she could not claim any share in her father’s property. The appellant accordingly obtained nitric & sulphuric aci