dated 6th March, 2003. 16. The appeal preferred by the accused appellant in the High Court of Delhi was rejected by learned Division Bench of High Court vide judgment dated 7th January, 2010 holding that the confession note(Exhibit PW-12/E) written by the accused appellant proved his culpability in the crime. The prosecution had established that the accused appellant was in company of the deceased Usha at her house where she was murdered in the intervening night of 19th and 20th May, 1990. The prosecution also established that the deceased was done to death by violence in the said intervening night and that the accused appellant had absconded to flee from justice which established his guilty conduct. 17. The accused appellant has challenged the above judgment affirming his conviction and sentence through this appeal by special leave. Submissions on behalf of the appellant: - 18. Learned legal aid counsel appointed by Supreme Court Legal Services Committee(SCLSC) for representing the