JUDGMENT

C.Praveen Kumar, J. - Heard Sri. K. Srinivas, learned Counsel appearing for the Appellant and Sri. S. Dushyanth Reddy, Additional Public Prosecutor, through Blue Jeans video conferencing APP and with their consent, the appeal is disposed of.

1 Accused No. 1 in Sessions Case No. 183 of 2011 on the file of V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Guntur, is the appellant herein. Originally, Accused Nos. 1 to 5 were tried for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 302 and 201 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ['I.P.C.']. By its Judgment, dated 02.06.2015, the learned Sessions Judge, while acquitting Accused No. 2 to 5 of all charges, convicted Accused No. 1 for the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C., and sentenced him to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/- in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two months. He was also found convicted for the offence punishable under Section 201 I.P.C., and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month. However, Accused No. 1 was acquitted for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 3