1. Challenge in this appeal is to judgment rendered by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, in Sessions Case No. 183/2007 whereby the appellant has been convicted for offence punishable under section 498A and 304 of the I.P. Code and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one (1) year and to pay fine of Rs. 250/-, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three (3) months on the first count and rigorous imprisonment for seven and half (7 & 1/2) years and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six (6) months on the second count.

2. The appellant is husband of deceased Poonam. She was a young woman aged about 22 years. Their marriage was performed about one and half (1 & 1/2) year prior to the incident wherein Poonam was caught by fire. She received burns in the noon of May 21st, 2007 at about 3 p.m. in the matrimonial home. She and the appellant were the only persons residing in the matrimonial home at the relevant time. There is no dispute about the fact that she succumbed to the burn injuries on May 30th, 2007 while under medical treatment at Civil Hospital, Ahmednagar. She had received 60% burn injuries during c