JUDGMENT :

Ramesh Sinha, J.

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18.07.2023 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Chirmiri, District Koriya, in Sessions Trial No.23/2019, by which the appellant herein has been convicted for offence under Section 302 of the IPC and Section 27(1) of the Arms Act and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo RI for one month and RI for three years and fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI for one week.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that complainant Sangeeta Gond (PW-1) gave dehati morgue intimation to the Police Station Khadgawan Camp Kaudimar, District Koriya that on 6.1.2019 at about 9 A.M. the appellant/her father namely Gangasharan Singh has committed murder of her mother namely Kailashkunwar in their house situated in village Kaudimar due to quarrel which started when the deceased asked the appellant for getting treatment of her disease by exorcism (jhad-foonk). The appellant is alleged to have got angry and attacked the deceased