1. Present Appeal is directed against the Judgment and Order of conviction passed by the learned Extra Joint District and Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar dated 17/11/2000 in Sessions Case No. 63/1999. By the said Judgment and order of conviction, appellant is convicted for the offence punishable u/s 304B, 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Learned Court below directed that the appellant shall suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of seven years and to pay fine of Rs. 2000/- and in default to suffer simple imprisonment for six months. Though the appellant is convicted for the offence punishable u/s 498A of the Indian Penal Code, no separate sentence is awarded on that count.

2. The prosecution case is in narrow compass. It is stated herein under :

Chandrakant Nivrutti Jadhav [P.W.6] was serving as Head Constable at Nagar Taluka police station. On 14/12/1998, when he was on duty in the police station, Police Constable Syed informed on telephone, on the basis of the information received from Doctor that one Padma Subhash Kale, resident of Sarola was admitted in the hospital due to the lock of her jaw and prior to her admission in the hospital, she was dead. Chandrakant Jadhav reduced