(1.) The appellant herein was tried by the Court of Sessions at Vasai in Sessions Case No.13 of 2012 for offence under Section 302 and 309 of the Indian Penal Code (for short IPC). By judgment dated 03.02.2014, the learned Sessions Judge held him guilty of the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 309 of the IPC and sentenced him to death for offence under Section 302 of the IPC and R.I. for one year for the offence under Section 309 of the IPC.
(2.) Being aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, the accused has preferred Criminal Appeal No.669 of 2014 while Confirmation Case No.1 of 2014 arises from the statutory reference under Section 366 of the Cr.P.C. for confirmation of the death sentence.
(3.) The case of the prosecution in brief is as under.