S. P. KUKDA Y, J .. - Appellant-Ankush Ramrao Kamble and his paternal aunt-Kamlabai Anandrao Kamble (original accused No.2) were prosecuted for offences punishable under sections 201, 302, 306 and 498-A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "the IPC"). The trial Court acquitted accused No.2 of all the offences. Appellant is acquitted for offences punishable under sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code. He is, however, convicted for the offences punishable under sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code for having committed murder of his wife Premila @ Vaishali at their residential house at Madansuri, Tq. Nilanga, District Latur. For the first offence, the appellant is sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 in default to suffer S.I. for three months and for the second offence, he is sentenced to suffer R.I. for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- in default to suffer S.I. for three months. The appellant has impugned this order of conviction and sentence, in the present appeal.

2. The prosecution case in brief is that, the appellant is a teacher in local school at Anandwadi. Anand, aged 11 years and Aart