1. The sole appellant in this appeal has been sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 302, IPC by the District & Sessions Judge, Chapra in Sessions Trial No. 13 of 1994 by judgment and order dated 29th April, 1994. The appellant is charged of having murdered his wife Pramila Devi at about 7 a.m. on 23.8.1993 by causing stabbing wounds as a result of which she died soon thereafter.

2. The informant in this case is Tilasara Devi P.W. 6 who is no other than Nani mothers mother of the appellant. The another eye-witness is Ram Akhtiyar Singh, P.W. 5 who is the brother of the appellant. Three other eye-witnesses are P.W. 2 Baikunth Singh, P.W. 3 Adalat Singh and P.W. 4 Tukar Singh who are co-villagers and who claimed to have witnessed the occurrence while they were having tea at a tea-stop which is situate at a distance of 15-20 steps from the Darwaja of the appellant.

3. The occurrence is said to have taken place at about 7 a.m. on 23.8.1993 at village Sadhpur Chhatar within the jurisdiction of police station Daudpur. The fardbeyan was made by Tilasara Devi, P.W. 6, the Nani of the appellant at the place of occurrence itself to the Investigating Officer P.W. 8 who had reach