R.S. Chauhan J.-Camouflaging of the brutal murder of his wife by the appellant sets the tone for this case. The appellant has challenged the Judgment dated 17.04.2001, whereby the Additional Sessions Judge, Rajgarh, District Alwar has convicted the appellant of offence under Section 302 IPC and has sentenced him to life imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs. 2,500/-and to further undergo a sentence of one year of rigorous imprisonment in default thereof .

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 210.1999 while Ramesh Chand (PW. 9) and Tundaram (PW. 10) were grazing their goats in the jungles of village Tunda, they noticed few vegetables lying there. When they went close to the vegetables, they noticed a dead body of a woman lying there. They informed the local Sarpanch, Bansidhar (PW. 8). Thereupon, Bansidhar submitted a written report (Ex.

P. 2) before the Head Constable, Om Prakash (PW. 15). On 210.1999, Om Prakash, in turn, reached the Police Station Tehla and submitted a written report (Ex. P. 13) wherein he claimed that on 210.1999 the Sarpanch, Banshidhar had submitted a written report to him. According to the said repot a dead body of a woman had been discover