Sunil K. Kotwal, J.

1. The appellant/accused has directed this appeal against the judgment and order dated 14/3/2001, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Latur in Sessions Case No. 140/1999. By the said judgment and order, learned Sessions Judge, convicted the appellant for the offence under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. For the offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, he was sentenced to suffer life imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/-. Accused was acquitted of the offence punishable under section 498-A of the I.P.C. Against the order of acquittal, no appeal is preferred by the State. Prosecution case, briefly stated, relates to the death of a woman in her house at the hands of her own husband, claiming the plea of insanity under section 84 of the Indian Penal Code (in short, the I.P.C). After marriage of accused with the deceased Surekha on 11/12/1998, she used to reside at Latur with the accused who was a diploma holder in Civil Engineering, along with his unmarried sisters namely Vanita Bhatambrekar and Anita Bhatambrekar. Deceased Surekha was M.B.B.S. Degree holder Doctor and she used to work as Medical Officer at Pangri, Taluka Ba