JUDGMENT :

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.

1. The instant criminal appeal is preferred by the appellant against a judgment and order dated 16th June, 2000 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Midnapore in Sessions Trial Case No. XL/November 1997, convicting the appellants under Section 4 98A/34, 304B/34 of INDIAN PENAL CODE and under Section 4 read with Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and sentenced the appellants to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two years and fine of Rs.2,00,000/- each, in default, whereof further rigorous imprisonment for three months each under Section 4 98A of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for seven years each under Section 3 04B of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for four months and a fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default whereof, a further rigorous imprisonment for three months each under Section 4 read with Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and all the three sentences of substantive imprisonment will run concurrently.

2. The prosecution case originated on the basis of a complaint filed by the brother of the victim precisely stating that the victim was married to Nur Salim Mallick,