P.V. Hardas, J.

1. The appellant who stand convicted for an offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of which to undergo further RI for 6 months, by the Sessions Judge, Ratnagiri, by judgment dated 07.06.2007, in Sessions Case No. 54 of 2006, by this appeal questions the correctness of his conviction and sentence.

2. The facts in brief, as are necessary for the decision of this appeal, may briefly be stated thus:

(i) PW-8 PSI Deepak Madhale who on 14.8.2006 was attached to Ratnagiri City Police Station, was entrusted with the papers for inquiry in respect of accidental death registered by the police station officer regarding the death of Manjusha, wife of the appellant. Accordingly, on the same day he went to the civil hospital at Ratnagiri. He drew inquest panchanama of the dead body of Manjusha, at Exhibit-16. He thereafter proceeded to the scene of the incident and drew the scene of incident panchanama at Exhibit-14 in the presence of panch-witnesses. The scene of the incident was at Block No.5 on 2nd floor in building in Zilla Parishad Colony at Ratnagiri. He thereafter