N. Chaudhury, J.

Appellant Amalesh Talukdar has preferred this appeal challenging his conviction in Sessions Case No.137/2010 by learned Sessions Judge, Barpeta under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Police registered the case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code but after completion of investigation while filing charge-sheet offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code was alleged. After the case was committed to Sessions the learned Sessions Judge framed charge under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and ultimately convicted him under the same section of law and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for four months more by his judgment and order dated 09.06.2015.

2. The prosecution story is that one Himangshu Medhi lodged an ejahar with Barpeta Police Station on 17.08.2010 informing that around 10.00 p.m. on 16.08.2010 accused Amalesh Talukdar set his wife ablaze by pouring kerosene oil on her after assaulting her brutally over a domestic dispute. The victim was the elder sister of the informant. When she raised commotion to save her life, the neighbours r