P.R. Ramachandra Menon, J.

The conviction and sentence ordered by the Trial Court awarding life imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs in respect of 'uxoricide' committed by the appellant attracting the offence under Section 302 IPC is the subject matter of challenge in this appeal. The ground for interference raised is Section 84 of the IPC, with reference to unsoundness of mind.

2. The prosecution case is that the appellant, on the fateful day i.e., on 23.02.2009, who was sleeping in the previous night with his wife in the bed room of their residential building, inflicted several stab injuries upon his wife Shiny with intention to cause death, at about 6.30 a.m. The stab injuries so inflicted on various parts of the body and in particular, to her neck with a rubber tapping knife were quite sufficient in the ordinary course to have caused death. Wife of the appellant succumbed to the injuries on the same day and the motive for causing death is the 'doubted chastity' of the wife. The incident was reported to the police by the appellant himself at about 8.30 a.m. on the same day. Based on the information furnished and that he had kept the key of the room, (which was