JUDGMENT :

G. Shyam Prasad, J.

1. This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 07.08.2013 in S.C. No. 234 of 2013 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Guntur, convicting him for the charge under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentencing him to suffer imprisonment for life and also to pay fine.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the deceased is the wife of the accused and they have three sons by names, Vemula Rambabu (L.W. 1), Vemula Thirupathi Rao (L.W. 3) and Vemula Sateesh Kumar (L.W. 4). The accused was eking out his livelihood by selling 'Masala' on a push cart. One year prior to the incident, the accused started to suspect the fidelity of the deceased and harassing her by picking up quarrels with her. About 45 days prior to 09.02.2013, after quarrelling with the deceased, the accused went to Hyderabad. He returned home about a week prior to the incident and staying in the house idle without attending to any work. He used to quarrel with the deceased frequently and was waiting for an opportunity to put an end to her life. On 09.02.2013 his three sons went out to attend coolie work as usual. At about 8 p.m. while the deceased was watching a programme over T.V., taking advantage of