JUDGMENT :

SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, (hereinafter referred as 'Cr.P.C.'), against the judgment dated 26.09.2003 and order on sentence dated 27.09.2003 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi in Session Case No. 105/2001 in FIR No. 442/2001 registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred as 'IPC') at Police Station Nangloi, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and further sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and in default of payment of fine to undergo further simple imprisonment for a period of two months.

2. Brief facts of the case, as noticed by the learned trial court, are as under: -

"1. The accused is facing a charge under Section 302 IPC. It is alleged by the prosecution that on the night intervening 2nd and 3rd June, 2001, the accused had poured kerosene oil on the person of his wife Suman and had set her on fire at their house.

The local police was i