C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

1. The sole accused in Sessions Case No.21 of 2009 on the file of the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge, Kakinada, East Godavari District, filed this Criminal Appeal against the judgment, dated 25.01.2010, whereby he was convicted for the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment (R.I.) for life and also to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default, to suffer simple imprisonment (S.I.) for two months.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that one Kothala Parvathi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) was the wife of the appellant, that the marriage between them was performed ten years prior to the death of the deceased, that they were blessed with two female children out of their wedlock, that the couple were residing with their children at G.Mamidada Village and that the appellant is habituated to consuming liquor and used to harass the deceased, by way of beating her, without any reason in drunken state everyday. That on the night of 07.08.2008 at 7.30 p.m., the appellant returned to the house, by consuming liquor and started quarrelling with the deceased as usual and during the quarrel, the appel