S. Muralidhar, J.

This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 31st January, 2017 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, South East, Saket Courts, New Delhi in Sessions Case No.200/14 (renumbered as 1204/16) arising out of FIR No.214/14 registered at Police Station (‘PS’) CR Park, New Delhi convicting the Appellant for the offences under Sections 302, 376 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’). The appeal is also directed against the order on sentence dated 21st February, 2017, whereby for the offence under Section 302 IPC, the Appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment (‘RI’) for life along with fine of Rs.10,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment (‘SI’) for one year; for the offence under Section 376 IPC, to undergo RI for ten years along with fine of Rs.5,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo SI for six months; and for the offence punishable under Section 201 IPC, to undergo RI for three years along with fine of Rs.3,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo SI for three months.

Background facts

2. The background facts of the case are that the Appellant was employed as a domestic h