JUDGMENT

Manmohan, J. - Present appeal has been filed by appellant-convict challenging the judgment dated 29th January, 2018 and the order on sentence dated 31st January, 2018 passed by Additional Sessions Judge-02, New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in Sessions Case No. 71/2017 arising out of FIR No. 157/2013 registered with Police Station Vasant Vihar, whereby he had been convicted under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ''IPC'') and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 20,000/-.

CASE OF THE PROSECUTION

2. The prosecution''s case, as noted by the Trial Court, is reproduced hereinbelow:-

" 1. Brief facts of the case as per prosecution case are that on receipt of DD No. 21-A SI Suresh and Ct. Dharambir went to house no. 401/1, BE, Budh Vihar, Munirka and found a dead body of one girl namely Sakshi @ Pinki daughter of Sh. Pritam Singh. The deceased was taken to Safderjung Hospital where she was declared dead. On the MLC, the doctor opined gunshot injury. IO came back to the spot and found an eye witness namely Ishwar Chand and recorded his statement who told that at about 10.45 pm, when he was present at his h