JUDGMENT :

RAJENDRA KUMAR (VERMA), J. : -

Appellants have preferred this appeal under section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘the Code’) against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 9-9-2010 passed in Sessions Trial No. 190/2009 passed by 6th Additional Sessions Judge, Ujjain, whereby the all the appellants have been convicted for the offence punishable under section 302 of I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo 09 months R.I. In addition appellant No. 1/Antar Singh and Appellant No. 2 Chandu have also been convicted for the offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC and 376 of IPC and sentenced to undergo 3 years and 10 years respectively with fine of Rs. 200/-200/- and with default stipulations.

2. The prosecution story, briefly stated, is that on 28-12-2007 at about 2PM, when the injured/deceased Laxmibai was taking the kerosene oil for ablazing the stove, the kerosene oil was poured accidentally on her and she was ablazed on fire and on crying, her brother-in-law Kailash has tried to save her by pouring water and taken her to the Community Health Cent