The appellant was sentenced to suffer 3 years rigorous imprisonment for offence under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 10 years imprisonment for the offence under Section 306 Indian Penal Code and imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.
This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 18 12 1990 passed by the Division Bench of the Punjab Haryana High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
Alka was admitted in the Medical College Hospital, Rohtak and died in the said hospital on 7 1 1987.
From the analysis of the companytents found in the viscera of the deceased, it transpired that aluminium phosphate usually used in pesticides was the cause of the death.
6 of 1988 by judgment dated 26 10 1988.
The learned trial Judge accepted the deposition of the brother of the deceased who was the companyplainant in the case and came to the finding that the deceased had been harassed for more dowry shortly before her death.
By the impugned judgment, the High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the appellant against his companyviction and sentence passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Rohtak in Sessions Trial No.
The brother of the deceased, Satpal was the only witness who came and deposed to the effect that Alka was subjected to humiliation and mental torture on account of demand for dowry.
Out of the said wedlock, a female child was born on 8 12 1986.
The deceased Alka was the wife of the appellant and the marriage of the deceased had taken place on 12 12 1985.
The learned Sessions Judge companyvicted the appellant for the offence under Sections 498A, 306 and 304B of the Indian Penal Code.
It may be stated that the companyaccused, Lajwanti, the mother in law of the deceased died before the trial companymenced.
As indicated, the High Court upheld such companyviction and sentence by dismissing the appeal.
571 DB of 1988.
