B.A. PATIL, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the accused/appellant assailing the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chikkaballapura in S.C.No.82/2013 dated : 18.06.2014, where under the accused was convicted for the offences punishable under Section 498A and 302 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter in short called IPC)and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 months for the offence punishable under Section 498A of IPC and has to further undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for six months for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC. Assailing the same, the accused/appellant is before this Court.

2. We have heard the learned Counsel Sri Aruna Shyam. M, for the appellant and Additional State Public Prosecutor Sri Vijaykumar Majage.

3. The gist of the complaint registered on the basis of the statement given by the deceased are that she is resident of Vedalaveni Village, Gowribidanur Taluk and about 1