SUNIL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant has assailed the judgment passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Faridabad dated 15.09.2003, vide which he was convicted for commission of offence under Section 498-A IPC and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years along with fine of Rs.2000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months. Sangeeta was married to the appellant in 1989.

(2.) The postmortem examination was carried out. The viscera was sent for examination. FSL report was received and the cause of death was stated to be aluminium phosphate poison.

(3.) The star witness for the prosecution were the complainant, his son and son in law, besides the Medical Officers and the Police Officials. The accused denied that the relation between the couple were bad. The husband took the plea that Sangeeta was having illicit relations with Rajesh, a tenant, residing in the adjoining room in the same building and when he came to know about the relationship, he reprimanded her and the parents were called and she felt humiliated and consumed poison and false allegations were made. The remaining accused had pleaded that they were residing separately and they had been falsely implicated. In defence, they had examined the officials from the Food and Supply Department to show their separate residence.