1. The instant appeal is preferred as against the judgment of conviction for the offence under section 304(I) of IPC. This is a case of Uxoricide and the husband is the appellant was charged for the offence under section 302 of IPC for the killing of his wife.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 06.04.2013 at about 10.00 p.m., the wife of the Appellant namely Hemalatha was inflicted burned injuries by the Appellant by pouring kerosene upon her. However, the further case of the prosecution is that the Appellant himself had taken his wife to the Hospital and admitted her by 11.00 p.m. itself. Unfortunately as the wife of the appellant sustained 100% burned injuries, the treatment given to her did not resurrect her, but the said Hemalatha was died by 4.00 p.m., on 07.04.2013. In order to prove the case of the prosecution, PW’s 1 to 16 were examined, exhibits P1 to P13 were marked and M.O.s 1 to 4 were marked. By complying with the procedures contemplated under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the case was committed to the file of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvarur. Thereafter, the same was made over to the file of learned Ist Mahila Court, Tiruvarur