and unwavering proof of the following circumstances: - (i) The accused appellant Sukhpal was married to Usha(deceased). (ii) There was an ongoing marital strife between the spouses owing to the suspected infidelity of Usha and on this ground, they used to quarrel with each other. The accused appellant left his wife Usha and his three children and started living in village Khatta, U.P. The accused suspected infidelity of Usha imputes a strong motive to the accused for her murder. 24(iii) Ashok Kumar Pathak had facilitated a job for the accused appellant in M/s. R.P. Associates. (iv) Inspite of the strife and acrimonious relationship, the accused appellant often used to visit his wife Usha and would stay with her. He had come and stayed with Usha four days before the incident and at that time, Sudha, sister of Usha was also present. Sukhpal quarrelled with Usha in presence of her sister and then went away. (v) A day prior to the incident also, accused appellant had come to House No.