9. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties at length. We have also gone through in detail the judgement and order passed by the Trial Court and High Court. DISCUSSION AND FINDING 10. After considering the rival contentions and on perusal of the evidence tendered by the prosecution in general and in particular the depositions of PW-1, PW-2 and PW-3 it would clearly emerge that wife of the appellant (PW-1) has spoken in no uncertain terms that her husband was nursing grudge against their daughter namely the deceased Ms. Pramila for having married a person from a lower caste and thereby it had tarnished his image in the society. She has further deposed that appellant used to feel that the community people of his caste had not accepted him, and he was being defamed in the society because of his daughter's inter-caste marriage. She further states, though appellant used to visit the house of Pramila, he had grouse against Pramila for having married out of their caste. She has further deposed that appellant strangulated Pramila with the string of her petticoat which he had carried and same was handed over by her to the police. PW-2, who is the complainant has reiterated his statement made under section 161 Cr.P.C. before the police. He has deposed in extenso, the manner, the method, the mode in which appellant had perforced him to proceed towards the house of the brother of the appellant initially and in the mid-way had 10

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