Kunda Satish Devkar, wife of the accused, was murdered by the accused on 22.9.2007. On 4.5.2007, they got married. He was suspicious about the character of Kunda. On the day of the incident, i.e., on the night intervening 21.9.2007 and 22.9.2007 at around 0015 hrs., the complainant Umar Hasan Shaikh and other persons in the locality had assembled on account of the visit of one MLA for celebration of Ganesh Utsav. After his departure, at midnight at around 0015 hrs., they heard quarrel and shouts from third floor of the building in one office where the accused was residing. They all went upstairs alongwith the police. The door was closed from inside. They knocked the door. After some time, the accused opened the door and came out. He was wearing dhoti and half sleeve shirt. It was blood stained. He told them that his wife was having unchaste life and so, he killed her. They all went inside and found that the body of Kunda was lying on the floor. The accused killed Kunda with brass utensil i.e.., Khalbatta, knife and a bamboo. She was dead. Then, Umar gave the information to the police and the offence was registered at C.R. No.376 of 207 with the Kapurbawdi police station. Thereafter, the police arrived, carried out the spot panchanama. Post-mortem was conducted on the next day i.e., 22.9.2007. The police recorded the statements of the witnesses. The accused was arrested on the same day and the chargesheet was filed after completion of investigation. The case was committed to the Court of Sessions. Then charge was framed under
