1. This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the appellant, challenging the Judgment dated 19.05.2017, made in S.C. No. 4 of 2017 on the file of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Magalir Neethi Mandaram (Fast Track Mahila Court), Erode.

2. Accepting the prosecution case that the accused murdered his wife, the trial court found the appellant/accused guilty for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and convicted and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life together with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of two years.

3. Brief facts:

(i) The marriage of the deceased and the accused took place on 13.12.2009, with the consent of the parents, though it was originally proposed and finalized, on account of the blossoming of love between them. After their marriage, the couple lived in Pannimadai at Coimbatore, i.e. the native place of the appellant/accused. During their marital relationship, they were blessed with two children. However, marital discord arose in their matrimonial life, due to which the accused and the deceased had frequent quarrels with each other on account of the accused suspecting the fidelity of the deceased