2. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that on 9.11.2007 at 18.00 hours., P.W.1 came to Jagtial Town Police Station and lodged a report in Telugu stating that he is a resident of Jendamachela, Jagtial, living as auto driver, that he has two brothers and one sister, that he and his second brother were living separately, and that his mother, his un-married sister and younger brother were living with their father. That his father is a lorry driver and he used to go on duty for days together, that fifteen days ago, when his father went out on his duty, one Siddi Babu (hereinafter referred to as ‘the accused’) came to his father’s house, took his mother, sister and brother to the house of the accused located in Islampura locality and that he came to know that on the night of 8.11.2007, his mother has sustained burn injuries and was admitted in Government Area Hospital, Jagtial. That he went to the hospital where he found his mother on bed with burn injuries from face to stomach and when he enquired with his sister and younger brother, they informed him that on 5.11.2007 night at about 22.00 hours the accused forced their mother to marry him and he also brought pressure to live with him at his house and when his mother refused the proposal, the accused became angry and immediately picked up kerosene stove, sprinkled kerosene