JUDGMENT

Ajay Kumar Gupta, J. - This instant appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 16. 04.2015 and 17.04.2015 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Contai in Sessions Trial No. II/February/2009 whereby convicting the appellant under Section 302/324 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced the appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for a further term of 6 months for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and also sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and shall pay a fine of Rs. 2000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for a further period of three months for committing the offence punishable under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code. Sentence under all counts shall run concurrently.

2. Sans unnecessary details, the prosecution case is that the marriage between the appellant Kalipada Giri and Mithu Giri, daughter of Asit Giri was solemnized 6 years ago from the date of incident. After marriage there was a quarrel between the couple over domestic chores. Kalipada used to abuse his wife and torture both m