For Appellant(s) : Mr. Gagan Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Swajeet Ubeja, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

29.07.2025

1. Heard Mr. Gagan Tiwari, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr. Swajeet Ubeja, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the respondent / State.

2. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 13.04.2018 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) in Session Trial No. 34/2017, whereby the appellant have been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of fine, additional R.I. for 06 months.

3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that after the marriage of the deceased Smt. Bhuneswari Yadav was solemnized with the accused 11 months before the incident, thereafter she was living in her in-laws' ho