JUDGMENT

Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J.—The judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29-12-2012 passed by the Fast Track Court-V, Madhugiri, in S.C. No. 64 of 2011, is called in question in this appeal by the convicted accused.

By the impugned judgment, the Trial Court has convicted the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that, the deceased Rameebai, is the wife of the accused; on 21-9-2010, P.W. 1-Kumara Naika, after seeing the pieces of the dead body near the bushes at Dadagondanahalli, lodged a complaint as per Ex. P.1, which came to be registered in Crime No. 129 of 2010. During the course of investigation, the pieces were found to be the pieces of the dead body of Rameebai; the accused was arrested after one and half months from said date; he was arrested on 2-11-2010 and was produced before the Trial Court on 3-11-2010. The police after investigation laid the charge-sheet against the accused.

The motive alleged by the prosecution is that the accused was suspecting the fidelity of his wife and on the night of 20-9-2010, he had quarreled with his wife and committed her murde