JUDGMENT

ANISH DAYAL, J.

1. This appeal assails the judgment and order dated 30th May, 2018 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge convicting the appellant for offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and order on sentence dated 5th January, 2018 sentencing the appellant for life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000/- for offence punishable under Section 302 IPC (simple imprisonment for 3 months in default of payment of fine).

The Incident:

2. As per the case of the prosecution on 13th November, 2012, a PCR call was received at PS Timar Pur on which DD No.16B was lodged and assigned to PW-21 ASI Jagdish who along with PW-l7 Constable Daya Nand reached the place of occurrence at Gali No.5, Jagatpur, Delhi, where a person was found lying dead with sharp and deep injury marks on his head, face and neck and blood was found on the floor and the cot. The deceased was identified as Parveen. The statement of father of deceased PW-1 was recorded by PW-21. PW-1 stated that he was running a dairy at this address and that on the intervening night of 11th - 12th November, 2012 deceased had gone to the dairy to sleep after taking dinner and when PW-1 reached the dairy at 5.30-5.40 a.m. on 13th Nove