JUDGMENT :

[Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.]

1. Sole appellant/convict herein has preferred this appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC, questioning legality, validity and correctness of the impugned judgment dated 14-2-2014, by which he has been convicted under Sections 302, 307 & 309 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life & pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year; rigorous imprisonment for seven years & fine of Rs. 1,000/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months; and rigorous imprisonment for six months, respectively.

2. Case of the prosecution, in short, is that on 8-8-2012 at 1:30 p.m. at Amraiyapara, Korba, the appellant administered insecticide to his elder son Nikhil Miri and to his younger son Vinay Miri by which Nikhil Miri died and also attempted to cause the death of younger son Vinay Miri and he himself also took the insecticide – Salphaz and attempted to commit suicide and thereby committed the aforesaid offences. Further case of the prosecution is that the appellant was married to Seema Mahant (PW-2) and out of their wedlock, they have been bl