JUDGMENT :

RAMESH SINHA, J.

1. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short the Cr.P.C.) is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18.09.2014, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Korba, in Sessions Trial No. 45/2013, whereby the appellant-accused has been convicted for offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, the I.P.C.) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further 6 months additional rigorous imprisonment.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that 8-9 years prior to the date of incident, the appellant had married with the deceased namely Nanbai and were residing at Sanjay Nagar, Korba. On the date of incident i.e. 22.02.2013, both of them had an altercation as the appellant used to doubt the character of his wife and threatened her that he would burn her alive. Being scared, the deceased went in her room and lied on the cot. At that time, the appellant came and poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. The deceased came out of the room screaming for