C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

The appellant who is the sole accused in S.C.No.404 of 2008 on the file of the VI Additional District Judge, Siddipet, was tried for murder of his own wife and attempting to kill the brother of his wife and was found guilty for both these offences. He was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for 3 months for the offence under Section 302 IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for the offence under Section 307 IPC. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently. Feeling aggrieved by the same, the appellant filed this appeal.

The prosecution case, in brief, is as follows:

The appellant married the deceased ten years before the date of occurrence. They begot a son and a daughter. In the year 2000, the deceased lodged a report in Siddipet Rural P.S. alleging that she was beaten up by the appellant with a stick due to family disputes. The Police have registered Cr.No.86/2000 for the offence under Section 324 IPC against the appellant and the same ended in acquittal on 27-9-2002. Due to