JUDGMENT :

G.BASAVARAJA, J.

1.The State has preferred this appeal against the judgment of Acquittal dated 31^st December, 2014 passed in SC.No.82 of 2013 by the Fast Track Court-III, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru (for short "the trial Court").

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as per their rank before the trial Court.

3. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that, Sub-Inspector of Police, Soladevanahalli, has submitted charge-sheet against the accused for the offence under sections 498-A and 306 of Indian Penal Code. It is alleged by the prosecution that, the deceased Smt. Umadevi @ Uma was married to accused- respondent herein on 28^th October, 2007. After their marriage, the accused and deceased were living together at Soladevanahalli in the building of CW11 and for a period of 3 years they were living amicably. In their wedlock they had begotten a boy baby. Thereafter, the accused was addicted to bad vices and started harassing the deceased and was also abusing her in filthy language, thereby subjected her to mental and physical harassment. Accused had also stopped going to work. On 02^nd April, 2012 at about 10.15 p.m. the accused picked-up quar