S.S. Dwivedi, J.

1. The appellant has preferred this criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of Cr.PC feeling aggrieved by the impugned judgment of conviction and sentence dated 9-8-1999 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Ganjbasoda District Vidisha in Session Trial No. 177/1998, whereby the appellant has been found guilty for the offence under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced him to imprisonment for life.

2. Briefly stated facts of the case are that admittedly the appellant/ accused is the husband of the deceased Pinki. On 17-8-98 at about 5 p.m. at Village Bedankhedi, it is alleged that some quarrel took place in between the deceased Pinki and the appellant/accused, due to which, it is further alleged that appellant/accused poured kerosene on the body of the deceased Pinki and thereafter, set her on fire. Deceased Pinki was admitted in the hospital in the burnt condition where Dr. R.K. Jain examined the burnt lady Pinki and found 50 to 55 per cent superficial burn on the body. The matter has been reported to the police station concerned, on which basis, a case under Section 307 of IPC has been registered. Dying declaration of the injured Pinki has also been recorded by Sures