JUDGMENT :

CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J.

1. This is an appeal filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.Pc. by the appellant against the judgement and order of conviction passed by the learned Additional District and Session Judge, 2^nd Court at Contai, Purba Mednipur, in Sessions Trial no. 8/January/2015 arising out of Egra P.S case No. 36 of 2010 dated 17.3.2010 thereby convicting the appellant herein under Section 235 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1973, for commission of offence punishable under Section 498 -A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 2 years and to pay a fine of Rs 2000/-I default to suffer further simple imprisonment for three months.

Brief resume of the prosecution of the case

2. Briefly stated, the marriage between the de-facto complainant and the appellant was solemnized on March10, 2008 as per Hindu rites and custom and during marriage on demand of the appellant the de-facto paid Rs. 50,000/- as dowry and spend approx Rs. 3 lakh. After marriage they led conjugal life at the matrimonial home with all the accused person including the father-in-law but after few months the problem cropped up between the parties as they started p