JUDGMENT :

SADHANA S. JADHAV, J.

1. The appellant herein is convicted for the offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- I.d. to suffer six months rigorous imprisonment. Hence, this Appeal.

2. Such of the facts necessary for the decision of this appeal are as follows :

On 30/12/2011 police Naik Avinash Badade(P.W.9) received telephonic call from his friend Mr. Amarjeetsing Aluwaliya(P.W.3), who informed him that a person residing in his neighbourhood had killed his wife and that the police should visit the spot immediately. Mr. Badade informed about the same to police inspector Sushama Chavan P.W. 13 and thereafter, Ms. Chavan along with Mr. Badade and other police staff visited the spot of incident i.e. bungalow No. 15 east street camp. The police had taken the accused i.e. present appellant in custody. The police had noticed that the accused had sustained bleeding injuries. The accused had disclosed his name as Shivpujan Yadav. The police had then taken the deceased, wife of the accused to Sassoon General Hospital. That the police had given the said information to the brother of the dece