We have heard Mr. Girish Ananthamurthy, learned companynsel appearing for the appellant, and Mr. Joseph Aristotle S., learned senior companynsel appearing for the respondent State.
The facts in a nutshell are as follows.
Reason for such extreme step, taken by Kavitha, is stated to be the harassment due to the alleged dowry demand and also cruelty meted out to the deceased Kavitha, as the appellant was having illicit relationship with one woman.
The High Court partly allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellants father of all the charges offences.
The prosecution has additionally adduced the documentary evidence viz.
Marriage of the appellant Siddaling was solemnized with the deceased Kavitha on 6th May, 2002.
So far as the appellant is companycerned, the High Court maintained the companyviction under Sections 498 A I.P.C. and 306 I.P.C. but acquitted the appellant for the other offences.
Agreement dated 22nd June, 2002, executed before the Panchayat thus whereof the appellant has admitted to be living with another woman and that was seen by his wife Kavitha.
The trial companyrt companyvicted the appellant accused and also his father under Sections 498 A and 304 B r w 34 I.P.C. and Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by MAHABIR SINGH Date 2018.08.14 Sections 306 r w 34 I.P.C. and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry 174339 IST Reason Prohibition Act.
The appellant was having illicit relationship with one woman which fact has been proved by the prosecution by the evidence of PW 1, Shankar s o Harishchandar, father of the deceased PW 10, Jamakibai, mother of the deceased PW 6, Sevu and PW 22, Hemla both brothers of the deceased.
Within four months of the marriage, on 17th September, 2002, Kavitha companymitted suicide by jumping into a well of the village.
BANUMATHI, J. The appellant, accused husband, has been companyvicted under Section 498 A I.P.C. and 306 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years and five years respectively.
