JUDGMENT :

Ajai Tyagi, J.

1. This appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 17.12.2014, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.4, District Maharajganj, in Session Trail No. 90 of 2006 (State of U.P. vs. Vikram Prasad and Others), arising out of Case Crime No.336 of 2006, under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (in short “IPC”), Police Station-Shyamdeorva, District Maharajganj whereby the appellant is convicted and sentenced for the offence under Section 302 IPC for life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.20,000/-and in default of payment of fine, further imprisonment for one year.

2. The brief facts of the case are that a written report was filed by informant Jhinak at Police Station Shyamdeorva, Maharajganj, District Maharajganj with the averments that complainant’s daughter Shanti Devi was married to Vikram R/o Village Belrai, Police Station Shyamdeorva, District Maharajganj before one and half year. For want of Rs.10,000/-, in the night of 20.03.2006 the accused Vikram and his mother-Simirata Devi set his daughter ablaze and after getting her admi