(1.) Heard, learned counsel for the appellant, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Dubey and learned counsel for the State, Mr. Gouri Shankar Prasad, Additional Public Prosecutor.
(2.) The instant criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 21.01.2010 and order of sentence dated 27.01.2010 passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Simdega in Sessions Trial No. 94 of 2006, whereby the appellant has been held guilty and convicted for the offence committed and punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and awarded imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs. 20,000/- and in default in payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for further period of four months.
(3.) Prosecution case is based upon the written report submitted by Lalita Kindo (P.W.3) wife of the deceased before the Officer-in-charge, Simdega Police Station on 4.6.2006 alleging inter alia as follows: