JUDGMENT

Sunita Gupta, J.—Appellant Momin Iqbal impugns the judgment dated 19th September, 2012 and order on sentence dated 20th September, 2012 vide which he was convicted under Section 498A/304B IPC and was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 years under Section 498A IPC and fine to the tune of Rs.3 lacs in default to undergo SI for 9 months and for offence under Section 304B IPC he was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 7 years. The fine of Rs.3 lacs was awarded as compensation to the complainant. Both the substantive sentences were to run concurrently. Benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. was given to the convict.

2. The prosecution case succinctly stated is as follows:-

Shabnam (deceased) got married to the appellant Momin Iqbal on 14th February, 2001. Out of the said wedlock, two children were born. After the marriage, Shabnam started living in her matrimonial home in Sector 18, Rohini, Delhi along with her husband, father-in-law Mohd. Iqbal and mother-in-law Akbari.

Sajida and Rashid Ali were the sister and husband of sister of Momin Iqbal who used to reside in a house situated at a distance of about 200 yards from the matrimonial home of Shabnam. It is the c