JUDGMENT :

Suman Shyam, J.

Heard Mr. S.D. Purkayastha, learned counsel appearing for the appellant. We have also heard Ms. B. Bhuyan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, Assam, appearing for the State/respondent No.1. None has appeared for the informant/respondent No.2.

2. The judgment and order dated 03.12.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Goalpara in Sessions Case No.25/2016 convicting the sole appellant Arup Rabha for committing offences under sections 364(A)/302/201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life for committing the offences under sections 364(A) and 302 of the IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years for committing the offence under Section 201 of the IPC and also to pay fine of Rs,.5000/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a further period of one year with all the sentences running concurrently, has been assailed by the sole appellant by filing the present appeal.

3. The prosecution case, in a nutshell, is that on 02.08.2014, an ejahar was lodged before the Officer-in-Charge, Agia Police Station, by Sri Nikhil Chandra Kalita (PW-1) informing that on 30.07.2014, at aroun