Biren Vaishnav, J.

1. Original accused in Special Case No. 150 of 2005, has approached this Court challenging the judgment and order dated 30.09.2006, by which, the accused has been convicted for the offences punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(2)(5) of the Atrocities Act. The judgment was rendered by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Second Fast Track Court, Palanpur. The case of the prosecution, as is evident from the charge framed at Exh. 6 is as under:

1.1 The accused Paresh was married to one Trupti Parmar on 24.04.2003. On differences having surfaced in their matrimonial life, they separated on 12.01.2004. Nanjibhai Karsanbhai Parmar and Pravinbhai V Parmar, was looking for a suitable match for Trupti and the deceased-Chandrakant Jeevanlal was the individual, with whom it was decided that Trupti would get engaged. According to the prosecution, the fact that Trupti was to be engaged was not to the liking of accused Paresh, and therefore, on 16.09.2005, he left Ahmedabad for Deesa, purchased a knife from a store of one Kantilal Dhinganmal Shah, looked for Chandrakant, accompanied him to his room in the evening at 5 and stabbed