JUDGMENT

1. The appellant has preferred this appeal against the impugned judgment of conviction dated 13.12.2018 and order of sentence dated 17.12.2018, passed by the V Addl. Sessions Judge, Mysuru, in S.C.No.174/2013, wherein the Trial Court convicted accused No.1 of the offence under section 498A of IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and shall also pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for two months.

Further, the accused No.1 is convicted for the offence under section 302 of IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for one year.

2. Brief facts of the case are as follows:-

It is the case of the prosecution that, the complainant has lodged a complaint stating that the accused No.1 and his daughter were husband and wife. At the time of marriage, there was a demand by the accused to pay Rs.50,000/- and gold chain. The complainant however has paid only Rs.20,000/- and a gold chain. But, he was unable to pay the balance. The accused persons were demanding the balance amount from the