JUDGMENT

Poonam A. Bamba, J. Vide this appeal, the appellant is assailing the judgment dated 23.08.2019 (`impugned judgment' in short) passed by Ld. ASJ, FTC, E Court, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, convicting the appellant for murder of his wife Shahjahan; and order on sentence dated 30.08.2019, sentencing him to life imprisonment under Section 302 IPC with fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for six months.

2. Briefly stating, case of the prosecution is, that on 24.02.2015 at about 02.47 p.m. a call was received at PS Jafrabad that at H.No.C-1312, Gali No. 13/1, Near Panchayati Dharamshala, Chauhan Bangar, tenant of the caller has committed murder of his wife Smt. Shahjahan. Said information was recorded vide DD No.16-A (Ex.PW8/A), which was assigned to PW-21 Inspector C.L.Meena, who along with HC Shiv Kumar (PW-6), Ct. Ajay Kumar (PW-7) & Ct. Krishan went to the spot. The said house was built upto fourth floor and, one dead body was lying on a folding iron cot in outer room on the ground floor. One Nafees (PW-15) S/o. Yusuf, relative of the landlord, informed that body is of Smt. Shahjahan W/o. Julkar Nain/the appellant; and that her husband/appe