M.S.K. Jaiswal, J.

1. The appellant was charged with commission of offence punishable under Section 302 of I.P.C. for having caused the death of his wife – Gandla Gangubai on 28-11-2008 at about 10.00 a.m., in the morning, in Muthyampet village, falling within the limits of P.S.Kowtala., Adilabad District.

2. Through its Judgment, dated 29-09-2009, the learned III-Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Asifabad, found the accused guilty of the charge, and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-. Aggrieved by it, the accused preferred this appeal.

3. The facts are as under:-

The accused and the deceased are husband and wife. They had two sons viz., Mukesh and Rakesh (PWs.1 and 2) and one daughter Nagamani. The accused used to harass the deceased suspecting her fidelity. On the intervening night of 27/28-11-2008, when the deceased switched off the light outside their house, the accused started quarrelling with her questioning the act of the deceased. The quarrel was pacified by Bayakka (P.W.3), who is the sister of the accused. In the morning of 28-11-2008, after PWs.1 and 2 went out, the accused again started quarrelling with his wife and