MISRA, J.

( 1 ) THE appellant has been convicted under Section 302, I. P. C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life. She was also convicted under Section 392 read with Section 397, Indian Penal Code, but no separate sentence was passed.

( 2 ) THE prosecution case may be stated in short. Basanti, the deceased, was married to Baruna Giri of village Mangalpur in her child-hood. After she attained puberty, her husband wanted to marry an educated girl and refused to accept her. A punchayati held over the matter produced no effect on the husband and his father. The deceased was, however, very anxious to join her husband. The accused is a resident of Keonjhar town. On 20-7-63 she went to the house of jogeswar Baidya (P. W. 17) the brother of Daina (P. W. 6 ). She stayed there for two days and came to the house of P. W. 6 who is the aunt of the deceased, on 1-863. She falsely introduced herself as the Fulla (god-friend) of P. W, 6. Daina could not recognise her. The accused created confidence in P. W. 6 by giving out the name of her brother (P. W. 17 ). P. W. 6 and the parents of Basant have one common compound. During her stay with P. W. 6, the accused had secret conversation with the d