Hima Kohli, J.

The appellant is aggrieved by the judgment dated 31.05.2003 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge in Session Case No.1/2000 arising out of FIR No.13/2000 registered against him at Police Station: Sriniwas Puri under Section 302 IPC, whereunder the trial court has convicted him for the murder of his wife, Walli under Section 302 IPC and vide order on sentence passed on the same date, he was sentenced to imprisonment for life under Section 302 IPC and pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-. In default of payment of fine, the appellant has been directed to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for two months.

2. The facts of the case as elicited from the record are that the deceased, Walli was residing with her parents in the Madrasi Camp at Jal Vihar, Delhi. Her father, Kalrayan used to run an Idli Dosa shop from his jhuggi and make sales to the residents of the area. Walli's mother used to work as a domestic help at B-Block, Lajpat Nagar. From the age of 10 years, Walli also started accompanying her mother to work. Both, mother and daughter used to leave together for their work every morning. On 30.6.1996, Kalrayan got Walli married to the appellant, Govind Raj a