MASKOORI SRINIVAS Vs. STATE OF A.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The challenge in this Criminal Appeal, at the instance of Appellant/A1, is the conviction and sentence recorded by the learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medak at Siddipet in his Judgment dt.28.09.2010 in S.C.No.154/2009 whereby and whereunder the learned Judge while acquitting A2, found A1 guilty of the charges under Sections 302, 379, 498-A of Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act (for short D.P.Act) and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for LIFE and other sentences as mentioned in the judgment.

(2.) The facts which led A1 to file the instant Criminal Appeal briefly are that the deceased is the wife of A.1 and since after the birth of a male child namely Nootan, A.1 started harassing the deceased for additional dowry and inspite of her parents paying amounts to him from time to time, he was not satisfied and he used to harass her physically and mentally for additional dowry. Besides he was addicted to vices like playing cards and consuming alcohol. The deceased refused to have sexual intercourse with him on the apprehension that he was suffering with HIV disease. A.1 misunderstood her refusal as her having some extra marital affairs and decided to kill her ultimately. On the intervening night of 12/13.09.2008, A1 brutally killed her by hacking with an axe in their rented house situated at Ganesh Nagar, Siddipet. After investigation, the I.O laid charge sheet against the accused.

(3.) Heard arguments of Smt. C.Vasundhara Reddy, learned counsel for appellant/A1 and learned Public Prosecutor for the State (Telangana).