JUDGMENT :

K.Suresh Reddy, J.

Sole Accused in Sessions Case No.69 of 2013 on the file of the Court of II Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C), Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram District, is the appellant in the present Criminal Appeal. He was tried and convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge under two (02) charges. First charge is under Section 302 IPC for causing the death of his wife and the second charge is under Section 324 IPC for inflicting injuries on PW-1.

2. The substance of the charge is on 27.11.2012 at about 10.30 A.M, the accused attacked his wife viz., Smt. Kurmadasula Neelaveni (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) with a knife and caused injuries over her neck and other parts of her body, resulting instantaneous death and in the same process, he also caused injuries to PW-1, thereby committed offences punishable under Sections 302 and 324 IPC.

3. After completion of trial, the learned Additional Sessions Judge convicted the accused under Section 302 IPC and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for “LIFE” and also to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- in default, to undergo Simple Imprisonment for one (01) month. The learned Additional Sessions Judge also convicted the a