SAKTHIDASS Vs. STATE, BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, POTHANUR, COIMBATORE DISTRICT (CRIME NO. 25 OF 2005)

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The sole accused in S.C.No.343 of 2006 on the file of the Mahila Court, Coimbatore, is the appellant herein. He stood charged for the offences under Sections 307, 498-A IPC, and Sec. 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial Court, by judgment dated 05.05.2008, convicted the accused under Sec. 307 Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 7 years with a fine of Rs.500.00 in default to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 months and acquitted the accused under Sec. 498(A) Penal Code and Sec. 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Challenging the above said conviction and sentence, the appellant/accused is before this Court with this appeal.

(2.) The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:

(3.) Based on the above materials, the trial Court framed the charges as detailed in the first paragraph of this judgment against the accused. The accused denied the same. In order to prove the case of prosecution, as many as 8 witnesses were examined and 8 documents were marked, besides 3 Material Objects.