M. Chockalingam, J.

The sole accused/appellant in the case of murder on being found guilty as per the charge on trial and awarded life imprisonment in S.C.No.2/2002 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Virudhunagar District, has challenged the judgment before this Court.

2. The short facts necessary for disposal of this appeal can be stated thus:

(a) The accused is the husband of Somu since deceased in the incident. P.W.1 is the sister of the deceased. P.W.3 is the daughter of the deceased and the accused. Out of wedlock, the accused and the deceased had two children. From the time of marriage, he was suspecting the fidelity of his wife. From the place where they were living, she often used to go P.W.1s house at Mathur. Thereafter, the brother of the deceased by name Sundarraj shifted the house from Mathur to Kothankulam. The deceased along with her children came to her brothers house four months prior to the occurrence. The accused, two months prior to the occurrence, came to Kothankulam and called her back. But, she refused. Then, the accused agreed to live with his family at Kothankulam. Accordingly, he came and they took a rented premises of one Go