The revision petitioner is the sole accused in S.C. No. 36 of 2009 on the file of the Addl. Sessions Court, Adhoc- II, Kasaragod,. The revision petitioner married one Haseena on 13-11-2005 and a child also was born in that wedlock. The dead body of his wife Haseena, aged 22 years was found floating at about 4 p.m. on 9-8-2008in the Chandragiri river, far away from her matrimonial home where she was staying at that time. According to the version of the inmates of the house of the accused, on the previous day (8-8-2008) at about 7 p.m. while Haseena and the accused were about to go to the house of Haseena, a quarrel took place between the spouses over a trivial issue and Haseena ran inside the house and cut her vein and was thereafter missing. According to the father and other close relatives of Haseena, when they reached the house of the accused after getting the news about her disappearance, they had seen blood stains in the bedroom as well as on the dress of the accused and his mother. At 10 a.m. on 9-8-2008 the Kasaragod Police registered a case as Crime No. 560 of 2008 for offences punishable under Sections 498 A and 306 I.P.C. The investigation was conducted by the Dy