This is an appeal filed by the State of Maharashtraagainst the verdict of acquittal recorded by the AurangabadBench of the Bombay High Court. The respondent wasconvicted under Section 302 IPC ... and sentenced to lifeimprisonment by the Additional District and Sessions Judge,Aurangabad on the charge of committing the murder ofVeena with whom the accused had a marriage engagement.The marriage was scheduled to take place on 2nd December,1991