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ASHUTOSH KUMAR, JITENDRA KUMAR
Manu Sharma @ Munnu Sharma son of Late Ramnarayan Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State Of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR)
The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 24.03.2017 and 28.03.2017 respectively passed by Ld. Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Kaimur at Bhabua in Sessions Trial No. 68 of 2015 (Trial No. 152/2016) arising out of Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 69 of 2014 registered against three accused persons, including the Appellant herein, for the offences punishable under Section 304(B) read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. By the impugned judgment, the Appellant has been found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 304(B) and Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act and he has been sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.20,000/- under Section 304(B), and in case of default to pay the fine, to undergo additional simple imprisonment for six months, and to undergo simple imprisonment of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- under Section ¾ of Dowry Prohibition Act and in case of default to pay the fine, to undergo additional simple imprisonment for three months.
3. The prosecution case, as unfolded by the fardebayan of the informant Dinanath Sharma on 21.
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