P.R. BORKAR, JJ.

Appellant -Shivaji s/o. Dattatraya Date preferred this appeal being aggrieved by the order of conviction and sentence passed by the learned I Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar in Sessions Case No. 84 of 2005 decided on 09.12.2005 whereby he was convicted of offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (for short "IPC") for committing murder of his wife Meenakshi and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month.

2. It is case of the prosecution that the appellant and deceased Meenakshi married 17-18 years ago. They were blessed with two children son-Atul (P.W.3), daughter-Jyoti. Jyoti was residing with her maternal uncle P.W.4-Prakash Raghunath Waval for her education. P.W.3-Atul was residing with his parents. The appellant is a labourer. Deceased Meenakshi was a beedi worker. Appellant-Shivaji used to come home in intoxicated condition. He was addicted to liquor. He used to beat his wife in intoxicated condition. He was also suspecting her character. The appellant, deceased Meenakshi and P.W.3-Atul were residing in one of the rooms owned by P.W.2-Sunil