T.V. NALAWADE, J.

1. The appeal is filed against judgment and order of Sessions Case No. 62/2002, which was pending in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Ambajogai, District Beed. The Trial Court has convicted the appellant for the offence punishable under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC' for short) and he is sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine. Both the sides are heard.

2. In short, the facts leading to the institution of the appeal can be stated as follows :-

Deceased Kamalabai was the wife of appellant. Her marriage with the appellant had taken place about 10 years prior to the date of the incident. She has left behind one daughter aged about 5-6 years. She was cohabiting with the appellant at Gadadewadi, Tahsil Parli. Relatives of the husband were not living with them. From about two months prior to the date of incident, the daughter was living with the parents of the deceased.

3. From about four years prior to the date of incident, the appellant had started giving illtreatment to the deceased. He became addicted to liquor. To satisfy the lust, he used to sell household articles and even food-grains of the house