C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

1. This appeal is filed against judgment dated 26.2.2010, in S.C. No.378 of 2006, on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari, Eluru, whereby he has convicted the appellant – sole accused for the offence under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, to suffer imprisonment for a period of six months.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the appellant/accused is the brother-in-law of one Pathan Vahida, wife of P.W.6. On 26.3.2006 at about 8.30 p.m., the appellant went to L.Ws.10, 11 and 13 and P.Ws.8 and 9, at Ganesh Colony, Chintalapudi, took their assistance by stating that P.W.10 came to the house of his brother – P.W.6 and was in the company of his sister-in-law (the deceased) in the absence of her husband. The accused took L.Ws.10 and 11 and P.W.8 to the house of the deceased where they found P.W.10 in the company of the deceased. The appellant went to the house of the deceased from the front side of her house, by guarding L.W.10 and P.W.8 at the rear side and L.W.11 in front side of the house. After entering the house of the deceased, the app