V.M. Deshpande, J.

1. The appellant, who was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by learned Additional Sessions Judge at Gadchiroli in Sessions Case No. 38 of 1995 on 18.12.2002, is before this Court in this appeal. The sentence, that is awarded to the appellant by the impugned judgment, is rigorous imprisonment for 7 years for the offence punishable under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and rigorous imprisonment for 1 year for the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and payment of fine of Rs. 1,000/- and in default of payment of fine amount rigorous imprisonment for 2 months.

2. The prosecution case is in a narrow compass and it is stated as under:

On 13.9.1992, PW3 Parshuram Narayan Kawde lodged his report (Exhibit 25) with Aheri Police Station. It is asserted in the report that marriage of his daughter Chaya (deceased) was performed with appellant on 6.5.1992. She was in cohabitation with the appellant. When once first informant Parshuram had been to the place of appellant to fetch his daughter, appellant refused to send her to her parental house. Not only that, in his pr