JUDGMENT

The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 02.07.2014/ 04.07.2014, passed by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Pauri Garhwal in Sessions Trial No.28 of 2009, “State vs. Subodh Kumar Sharma", by which, the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, “IPC") and has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life along with a fine of Rs. 25,000/- in default of payment of fine, the defaulter convict is directed to undergo further imprisonment for a period of one year. The appellant has been further convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years along with a fine of Rs. 1,000/- in the offence punishable under Section 201 IPC in default of which, the convict is directed to undergo further imprisonment for a period of three months. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently.

2. Briefly stated the prosecution story as it emerges from re-appreciation of the evidence on record is that the appellant was the husband of the deceased Smt. Meetu Sharma. The deceased was married with the appellant about 10-11 years before her death. The