The appellant is the first accused and the second accused is the father of the appellant. Initially a case was registered under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the trial of the case was taken up under Section 302 IPC against both the accused. On conclusion of the trial, the second accused has been acquitted and the appellant alone has been convicted for an offence punishable under Sections 304 (I) and 201 IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 10 years and one year together with a fine of Rs.3,000/- and Rs.2,000/- respectively, containing a default sentence. Aggrieved against that, the present appeal has been filed by the appellant.

.2. The deceased is the wife of the appellant. The occurrence is alleged to have taken place on 4. 1989 at about 10.00 p.m. Three years prior to the date of occurrence, the marriage between the appellant and the accused is alleged to have taken place. After the marriage, there were frequent quarrels between the appellant and the deceased. Panchayats were convened and the deceased was requested to go with the appellant. PW1, who is the father of the deceased, visited the scene of occurrence viz., the house of the appe