JUDGMENT :

(S.K. Medhi, J.)

The instant appeal has been preferred from jail against a judgment dated 21.06.2019 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Dhemaji in Sessions Case No. 115(JN)/2015 convicting the appellant under Sections 302 / 447 / 324 / 326 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for life and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- i/d RI for another 2 months under Section 302 IPC ; RI for four years and fine of Rs.1000/- i/d for one month under Section 326 IPC ; RI for two years and fine of Rs.1000/- i/d for another one month under Section 324 IPC and RI for one month under Section 447 IPC with default clauses.

2. The criminal law was set into motion by lodging of an Ejahar on 19.04.2013 by one Nagen Karmakar (PW-1) wherein it was stated that on the earlier evening at 8.30 PM, the two accused persons namely, Lal Mohan Das (appellant) and Sanjib Gupta had illegally entered into the residential compound and threw a bottle containing petrol like inflammatory substance through the open window of the kitchen which came into contact with a burning lamp causi