( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by Randhir Singh, aged 40 years, an agriculturist of Village Poolh Kalan, Delhi. He has been convicted by Shri R. P. Gupta, Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, by his judgment passed on October 25, 1979, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife Shrimati Bhagwani, and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment fur life and a fine of Rs. 20lo. 00 , in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one year. The appellant has also been convicted for an offence under Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code for destroying the evidence of crime by burning the dead body of Smt. Bhagwani, and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for five years and a fine of Rs. 500. 00. in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

( 2 ) THE facts leading to the registration of the case are as follows. On December 23, 1978, at about 11 p. m. an anonymous telephonic call was received at Police Station Nangloi that Randhir Singh Pehlwan (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) had killed his wife at village Pooth Kalan and had taken her dead body to the cremation ground for burnin