JUDGMENT

Alok Kumar Verma, J. - This instant appeal has been filed by the appellant-accused, against the judgment dated 29.09.2014 passed by the learned Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Rishikesh, District Dehradun, in Sessions Trial No.77 of 2012, "State vs. Rakesh", by which the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, and has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life along with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- with default imprisonment.

2. Briefly stated the prosecution story as it emerges from re-appreciation of the evidence on record is that an information was given by the informant Ramesh Kumar (PW-1) to the In-charge Kotwali, Rishikesh, District Dehradun, through his written information (Ex-Ka1) that one Vimla Devi lived in his neighbourhood. The accused Rakesh was residing in her house on rent. On 14.03.2012 at around 01:30 p.m., Km. Suman, daughter of the informant, was grinding spice in her house. The accused Rakesh came there and took her to his room saying he had to talk to her. After a while, she screamed. When the informant along with his wife, Smt. Laxmi (PW-2), and his daughter reached at the spot on hearing the sho