JUDGMENT :

Hitesh Kumar Sarma, J.

1. The Criminal Appeal (J) No. 4/2018, has been preferred by accused-appellant Smti. Kulsu Bibi, against the judgment and order, dated 22.09.2017, in Session Case No. 88/2015, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Karimganj, convicting and sentencing her for offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC to rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for 1 (one) month.

2. The prosecution case, as appears from the FIR, marked as Ext-2, is that, the deceased Sufiana Begum was married to Sri Sabel Ahmed about 8-9 years back. Thereafter, the deceased resided with the accused persons in her matrimonial house. The accused persons subjected her to torture. At about 4:00 am, on the date of occurrence, the victim sustained burn injuries after she was called by her mother-in-law. She was set on fire, after pouring kerosene over her body, by the accused-persons. This fact was told to the informant by the deceased. On such facts, the PW2 Tajamul Ali lodged the FIR, vide Ext.-2, against the accused persons named therein.

3. On receipt of the FIR through Longai Police Outpost, the