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
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