JUDGMENT :

(Mukta Gupta, J.) :—

By way of this appeal, the appellant challenges the judgment of the learned Trial Court dated 20th August, 2018, whereby the appellant was convicted for murder of one Rita (“deceased”) by strangulation; and also the order on sentence dated 11th September, 2018 whereby the appellant was directed to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life along with fine of Rs. 1,000/- in default whereof, simple imprisonment for one month for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”).

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 17th June, 2014 at about 1.10 PM, an information was received at PS Govindpuri that a murder has been committed at H. No. 204A, First Floor, Gali No. 3, Govindpuri and the same was recorded vide DD No. 13A which was marked to SI Hukum Vir Atri (PW-5), who on reaching the spot met two persons namely Ms. Rumki Halder (PW-14) (addressed as “Rinki” by some witnesses) and Mr. Shakti Sharma (PW-1) who told SI Hukum Atri that a dead body of their friend Rita was lying in the room adjoining to their room. The dead body was inspected and a cable wire was found tied around the neck of the body, and in the kitchen, a mixer-grinder was l