S.S. Shinde, J.

1. This appeal is filed by the accused, aggrieved by the judgment and order passed by the Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, on 26.9.2011, thereby convicting the appellant for the offence punishable under section 302 of IP Code. Appellant is sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as under:

The marriage between the accused and deceased Jaya, daughter of one Mohan Baburao Walhekar, was solemnized on 29.3.2003. After marriage, she started cohabiting with accused at his house at Bhavadi and gave birth to a son. Accused, however, used to ill-treat her on very minor causes, and used to give threats to kill her. One year prior to the date of the incident, on 24.5.2010, there was quarrel between accused and Jaya. Accused beat Jaya and left her at her parents' house. He did not come to see Jaya and son and, therefore, Jaya's brother Laxman Mohan Walhekar, her father Mohan Bapurao Walhekar and one Pandurang Laxman Guldagad, Nana Mhasu Karande and Tulsiram Sitaram Thombare on 2-3 occasions went to the house of the ac