JUDGMENT :

K.Sreenivasa Reddy, J.

Sole accused in S.C.No.196 of 2015, on the file of the Court of the VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor, is the appellant. He was tried and convicted by the learned VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chittoor for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for ‘LIFE’ and to pay fine of Rs.2000/-, in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of two months for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. Further he was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.1000/-, in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of one month for the offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. Both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

2. The substance of the charge against the accused is as follows:

On 11.10.2014 at 08.20 a.m., in the house of the deceased, the accused caused death of the deceased by beating the deceased with a pestle on her head and further the deceased was subjected to cruelty.

3. Case of the prosecution as per the evidence of the prosecution witnesses is as follows:

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