CHUNBAD AND ORS. Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The above criminal appeals filed on behalf of the accused -appellants, are directed against the judgment and order dated 29th September, 2010 passed by Sri R.P. Singh in S.T. No. 219 of 2007 (State vs. Moolchandra and others) whereby the appellants in Criminal Appeal No. 6753 of 2010 were convicted under Ss. 498A, 304B IPC and Sec. 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act and sentenced to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 500/ -, seven years rigorous imprisonment and nine months rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 500/ - respectively, in default of payment of fine, they were further directed to undergo simple imprisonment of one month on both the counts. In other appeal the appellant Moolchandra was similarly convicted but he was awarded sentence to undergo one and half years rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 500, ten years' rigorous imprisonment and one year's rigorous imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs. 500/ - respectively, in default of payment of fine he was to undergo imprisonment of one month on both the counts.

(2.) Since both the appeals are directed against the same judgment and order, they are disposed of by a common order.

(3.) In these appeals the facts of the prosecution case, may be summarized as under: -