TARA CHAND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) GIAN Chand and his brother Tara Chand were prosecuted under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Shri K.C. Dang, Additional Sessions Judge, Karnal, acquitted Gian Chand but convicted Tara Chand under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to five years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 500/- and in default of payment of fine, further rigorous imprisonment for three months. Feeling aggrieved, Tara Chand has filed this appeal.

(2.) PROSECUTION case in brief is that Rajo deceased was married to Tara Chand about two years prior to the incident. She was kept with love and affection for the first six months after the marriage. But thereafter, her in-laws started ill-treating her. The reason for the ill-treatment was that they had a feeling that dowry was inadequate.

(3.) ON the basis of statement of Prem Chand, a case was registered in Police Station Butana. The accused were arrested and after investigation challenged, tried and convicted as mentioned in the earlier part of the judgment.