Sole appellant, Lalan Kumar has been found guilty for an offence punishable under Section 304B of the I.P.C. as well as Section 201 of the I.P.C. and accordingly been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years under Section 304B of I.P.C. and rigorous imprisonment for three years under Section 201 of I.P.C. as well as a composite fine appertaining to Rs.25,000/- has been inflicted against both heads of conviction and in default thereof, to undergo S.I. for three months additionally with a further direction to run the sentences concurrently with a further event of set off against the period already undergone during course of trial in terms of Section 428 of the Cr.P.C. by the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge-1st, Jehanabad vide judgment of conviction dated 12.02.2015 and order of sentence dated 20.02.2015 relating to Sessions Trial No.334 of 2014/ 92 of 2014.

2. Suresh Yadav, PW-4, had filed written report on 14.11.2013 alleging inter alia that his third daughter Simpi Kumari was married with Lalan Kumar (appellant), S/o Ramanuj Yadav of village-Gulamichak in the month of Fagun in Year 2012 as per Hindu rites and customs. At the time of marriage, he had gifted a