ANWARKHAN SANDUKHAN PATHAN Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Appeal is directed against the Judgment and order dated 11th May, 2001, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad in Sessions Case No. 317 of 2000 thereby convicting accused/Appellant Anwarkhan s/o Sandukhan Pathan for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short "I.P. Code") and sentencing him to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, and in default, to suffer further simple imprisonment for five months, and further convicting him for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the I.P. Code and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs. 500/-, and in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for three months.

(2.) The prosecution case, in brief, is as under:-

(3.) After recording the evidence and conducting full fledged trial, the trial Court convicted accused for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the I.P. Code and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine, as afore-stated. The trial Court also convicted accused for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the I.P. Code and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine, as afore-stated. Hence this Appeal by the accused.