N.K. Gupta, J.

1. The appellant has preferred the present appeal being aggrieved with the judgment dated 30.9.2010 passed by the Eighth Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal in S.T. No.713/2009, whereby the appellant has been convicted of offence under Section 302, 498-A of IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment with fine of Rs.2,000/- and 1 year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs.200/-. Default sentence of 3 months and 7 days was also imposed respectively in lieu of payment of fine.

2. The prosecution's case, in short, is that, deceased Manisha Prajapati was married to the appellant on 28.6.2009. On 28.8.2009, an intimation was received at Police Station Gunga that in the house of the appellant, a gas cylinder had exploded. Head Constable Ramashray Yadav (P.W.10) therefore alongwith Constable Ramkrishna Tiwari went to the house of the appellant, situated at village Nipaniya. Head Constable Ramashray Yadav found that there was no incident of explosive of gas cylinder but, Manisha Bai had sustained burn injuries and she was taken to Hamidiya Hospital, Bhopal by an emergency ambulance No. 108. Since other family members of the appellant were not present in the house at that ti