Ranjana Desai, J

1. The appellant was tried in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Satara in Sessions Case No. 125 of 2004 for committing murder of his mother Shakuntala on 23/7/2004 at village Nhavi Budruk, Taluka Raigarh, District Satara. By the impugned judgment and order he has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”) and sentenced to suffer RI for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of payment of fine to suffer further RI for six months. Being aggrieved by the said judgment and order, the appellant has preferred this appeal.

2. It is necessary to begin with the facts of the case. PW 3 Rajaram Ramchandra Sutar is the father of the appellant. Deceased Shakuntala was his mother. PW 3 Rajaram Sutar was residing at village Nhavi Budruk, Taluka Koregaon, District Satara along with his wife deceased Shakuntala and the appellant. The wife of the appellant had left him due to harassment meted out to her by him. Fifteen days prior to 3/7/04 PW 3 Rajaram Sutar had gone to Wangi, Taluka Khanapur, because the appellant was subjecting him to harassment. On 23/7/04 through one Shrikrishna Vasudev Kulkarni, PW 3 Rajara