JUDGMENT :

R.C.S. SAMANT, J.

Heard.

1. This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.4.2014 passed by the Learned Sessions Judge, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh in Sessions Trial No. 64 of 2013 whereby and where under the Learned Sessions Judge has convicted the appellant under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI for 3 months.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the appellant, his wife – Sudha Bharti (the deceased) and children are residents of village Farhad. On the date of incii.e. on 14.5.2013, deceased - Sudha Bharti was sleeping inside the house, the appellant was sleeping in the Courtyard and his son Manish Bharti (PW-1) had been to some marriage function. Manish Bharti (PW-1) came back to home at about 1:30 am in the night and saw that the appellant was attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself. The appellant said to Manish Bharti (PW-1) that he has killed his mother and he himself wants to die. The information was given to other persons and village