JUDGMENT

Swapna Joshi, J. - Criminal Appeal No.652/2006 has been preferred by appellant -Pramod, who is the husband of deceased-Deepa, against the judgment and order dated 31st October 2006 delivered by learned Ad-hoc District Judge-6 & ASJ Nagpur in Sessions Trial No. 467/2005 convicting the appellant (hereinafter referred to as "accused" under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing to suffer RI for two years and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default, to suffer SI for one month.

Criminal Revision No.315/2006 has been preferred by the father of the deceased, namely, Shivpal Pardeshi against the State and all the four accused who were acquitted by learned trial Judge u/S. 498-A and Section 304-B, 306 read with Section 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,1961.

2. Brief facts of the case may be summarized as under:-

The marriage of Deepa (deceased) with ac-cused-Pramod was solemnized on 05.12.2004 as per the Hindu customs and rituals. During tilak ceremony an amount of R. 5051/- and some articles were given. Four days after the marriage when Deepa came to her parental home, she informed to her parents that her in-laws were making demand of Her