JUDGMENT :

Doraiswamy Raju, J.

The above appeal has been filed against the judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench dated 2-5-2001 in Criminal Appeal No. 33 of 1996 where under the appellant's conviction for offences punishable under Sections 302, 498-A and 201 of the Penal Code, 1860 (for short "Indian Penal Code") with sentence of life imprisonment and fine, with two years' rigorous imprisonment with fine and another two years' rigorous imprisonment for the respective offences noticed (supra) came to be affirmed. Before the IIIrd Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, in Sessions Case No. 283 of 1994 the appellant, his father, his brother, his sister, his sister's son and sister's husband were arrayed as accused to face the trial for offences punishable under Sections 302, 498-A and Section 201 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code. After trial and on consideration of the evidence on record the learned Sessions Judge came to the conclusion that the offences under Sections 498-A, 302 and 201 Indian Penal Code have been sufficiently substantiated and proved against Accused 1 (the sole appellant herein) of having committed the murder of his wife and