JUDGMENT

Ravi V. Hosmani J.—Challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 12.07.2016 passed by I Additional and District and Sessions Court, Ramanagara in S.C.No.135/2013, this appeal is filed by sole accused.

2. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that one Smt. Sarojamma W/o Rangaswamy lodged a complaint at 5.30 p.m. on 06.08.2013 with Ramanagarapura Police Station stating that she was a Social Worker and married to one Rangaswamy of Bannerghatta village, from whom she begot a daughter named Baby @ Latha. Her daughter was given in marriage to Lakshmijavaraiah @ Lokesh of Ramanagara during 2005. At the time of marriage, Rs.3,00,000/-, 4 gold bangles, 1 gold necklace, 4 finger rings and one gold chain was given. Her daughter and Lakshmijavaraiah had two children namely a daughter Harshita and a son named Bhuvan @ Dharanesh. It is further stated that couple lived happily for a year after marriage.

During that time, she found that her son-in-law-Lokesh was working in a temporary job and used to insist her to sell house located in Bank Colony, Kathriguppe, Bengaluru and with that amount to construct a three floored building in Ramanagara, so that he could take