JUDGMENT :

M.I. ARUN, J.

Aggrieved by the judgment dated 20.4.2018, in S.C.No.147/2017, passed by the Prl. District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad, the accused therein has preferred this appeal.

2. In the instant case the accused is alleged to have committed the murder of her husband.

3. Based on the case of prosecution, the trial Court framed the following charge against the accused.

“That you accused on 14.6.2017 at 3.00 p.m. at Bammmigatti village in Kalghatagi taluk in the residential house of one Sri Andanappa Kachoori on the katta of ‘padasale’ as your husband Manjunath refused to draw the amount from the bank which was credited on account of rain harvesting and suspected your chastity, as nobody were there in the house, committed your husband’s murder by forcibly assaulting him by using crow bar on his head and chest, caused Manjunath’s death and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 302 of IPC and within the cognizance of this Court.”

4. The prosecution to prove its case examined 22 witnesses and got marked Exs.P.1 to P.28(a) and also MO.1 to MO.14. The defence did not examine any witnesses but got marked Ex.D.1 to D.3. Based on the evidence let-in, the trial Court