Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302–Conviction–Appreciation of–Murder of mother–PW 3 is a reliable witness–He fully supported the story of prosecution and stated about the altercations between the deceased and appellant–He did not depose against another family member or a stranger but his own father–He was grown up enough to understand the consequences of naming his father for the offence–His testimony was found fully corroborated with the statements of other witnesses–Defence version that the deceased herself hanged, was rightly discarded in view of her weak disposition–Relations were not good because the appellant wanted to mortgage the house–Dead body was hanged to give the incident an appearance of suicidal hanging–Held, the conviction was justified.
