JUDGMENT

Vinit Kumar Mathur, J. - The present criminal appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellant against the judgment and order of conviction dated 05.06.2015 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Women Atrocities Cases), Bhilwara in Sessions Case No. 39/2012 whereby the accused-appellant was convicted for the offence under Section 302 of I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo six months additional simple imprisonment.

2. The prosecution story as revealed in the dying declaration of Smt. Kanku (Ex.P/18) recorded by Ramratan, A.S.I., Police Station Banera (P.W. 19) while she was undergoing treatment in the Female Burn Ward of Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara is that she was married to the accused Dhanna Lal for last about 15 years. From the wedlock, she had one son and three daughters. The elder daughter Chanda was 14 years of age and younger to her was Vimla, 12 years of age. Her daughter Jasoda and son Bablu were twins. Her maternal home was at Dhudhala and the name of her mother was Smt. Harku. She was having one brother, namely, Narayan. On 30.01.2012 at around 7.00 P.