The petitioner has been arrayed as the sole accused in the instant

crime No.220/2019 of Nilambur Police Station. The subject crime involved

in this regular bail application is crime No.220/2019 of Nilambur Police

Station. Initially, the offence alleged in the instant crime is the one as per

Section 307 of the IPC (attempted to commit murder). The prosecution

case is that on 5.6.2019 about 4 p.m., after wordy altercations between the

petitioner /accused and his wife which happened in their house, the

petitioner had poured diesel over the body of his wife and set her ablaze in

his rented quarters at Mukkatta, Nilambur. The petitioner’s wife was

immediately admitted to the hospital and she has given the FIS before the

Police and her FIS was recorded by the Police in the Hospital whereby she

has clearly stated that the petitioner/accused had poured diesel over her

body and set her on fire on 5.6.2019 at about 4 p.m. It is stated that the

petitioner was asked by his wife to purchase provisions for the day and he

had gone outside for purchase of provisions and when he came late, his

wife had question as to why he came so late and the petitioner on being

enraged at his wife questio