G.P. Mittal, J.

1. Appellant Anees impugns the judgment and the order on sentence dated 28.07.1998 passed in Sessions Case No.176/ 1996 arising out of FIR No.728/ 1995 whereby he was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC for short) for committing murder of his wife Saira and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/-. In default of payment of fine, the appellant was directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months.

2. Facts leading to the registration of FIR No. 728/ 1995, Police Station Gokal Puri and appellant’s trial for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC can be culled out from para 3 of the impugned judgment as under:-

“On 29.12.95 at about 4.45 p.m. wireless operator of Delhi Police informed that P.S. that he had received the information from Lady Ct. Munni Khan that one lady had been stabbed near the factory premises of Veerpal in H. No. 222, Gali No. 3, Old Mustafabad and some officer may be sent at the spot. The information was reduced into writing in the form of DD No. 25-A and copy was given to SI Mohkam Singh for inquiry. He alongwith his staff and SHO of