GUWAHATI, India, Jan. 7 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on DEc. 8:

1. Heard Mr. B. J. Talukdar, learned Senior Counsel and Amicus Curiae for the appellant, assisted by Mr. P. K. Medhi, learned counsel. Also heard Ms. A. Begum, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, Assam.

2. This appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment and order dated 16.09.2020, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur, in Sessions Case No. 8(NL)/2018, by which the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default, rigorous imprisonment for one month, on account of the appellant killing his wife with a dao.

3. The prosecution case,...