PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN, J.

1. By this appeal under Section 374 (2) of the Cr.P.C. the appellant has challenged the judgment and order of his conviction dated 22.3.2016 by which he is sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 25, 000/- of the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC and another life imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 307 of IPC and fine of Rs. 50, 000/-. In default he is directed to undergo sentences of one year and two years respectively.

2. The prosecution case, as emerged from the records, can be summarised as follows:-

Umesh Alure (PW9) had lodged a First Information Report with Panaji Police Station on 28.8.2010. He is brother of the deceased Sidharam Alure (for short "deceased") who were residing at Lilia Guest House, Dona Paula, Panaji. The deceased was working as a room boy-cum-receptionist of the said guest house. He was provided with a room in the basement of the guest house where these two brothers were residing. The deceased was married with Rajashri Alure (PW1) on 16.5.2010. PW1 Rajashri Alure came to cohabit with her husband in the room of guest house on 29.5.2010.

They hailed from Solapur (Maharashtra).

3. Sagun Lingudkar (PW5) was looking after the paper work of the guest house which belongs to Dr. Clive Martins (PW6), a retired Surgeon of Goan origin, now settled in Australia, who had entrusted the work of his guest house as above. He used to visit India on annual or by annual basis.

4. The appellant was working as a Manager at Lilia Guest House since November, 2009. Earlier, he was arrested by Panaji Police on 29.6.2010 for misbehaving with the wife of PW5 Sagun Lingudkar and thereafter he was terminated from the service. In his place, deceased Sidharam was appointed to look after the work. It is the case of the prosecution that this had enraged the appellant who carried grudge against the deceased. On the fateful day of 28.8.2010, PW9 Umesh Alure went to Panaji for work around 8.30 hours. He received a phone call around 12.20 hours from PW8 Naresh Mandrekar that somebody had stabbed Rajashri (PW1) who was lying in a pool of blood at the guest house. He rushed to the guest house, before which, he informed his friend PW10 Vilas Gaude to reach the guest house. When he reached he noticed Rajeshri (PW1) lying in a pool of blood and Vilas was offering her water. When he inquired with her she informed that at around 10.30 hours the appellant came to the guest house who had some discussion with the deceased Sidharam near the reception counter. She went inside. Around 12.00 hours the appellant came to her room and informed her that Sidharam was calling her at the reception. When she followed the appellant to the reception he tried to strangulate her violently and thereafter shouted "You want Sidhu, You want Sidhu" and said "I killed him and I will kill you." Thereafter the appellant stabbed her in the stomach with the sharp object due to which she started bleeding and fell on the floor. The appellant fled away from the spot. Meanwhile, the police and the ambulance arrived at the spot and shifted Rajashri to G.M.C., Bambaolim, for treatment. The deceased was found lying in room no.004 of the said guest house. On the basis of the complaint, a crime came to be registered as Crime No. 246/2010 under Sections 307 and 302 IPC.

5. Pw21 Sandesh Chodankar- the Investigating Officer, rushed to the scene of occurrence. By that time, PW1 Rajashri was already shifted to G.M.C. The dead body of the deceased was identified by PW5 Sagun Lingudkar. The Investigating Officer held investigation into the Crime by recording the scene of offence panchanama (Exh.20), Inquest Panchanama (Exh. 21), Collection of blood stains (Exh.1 to 8), Clothes of the deceased (Exhs 11 to 14 ) and recorded the statement of the concerned witnesses. He also collected blood samples from the spot. The Finger Print Expert namely V. Rajakrishnan was summoned to collect the chance finger print, if any. The