Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat

1. The appellant impugns a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, dated 14.05.2011 in SC No. 319/2009, by which he was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 302 IPC. By an order dated 07.07.2011, he was directed to undergo imprisonment for life, in respect of the offence under Sections 302/498A IPC; he was also directed to pay fine. All sentences were to operate concurrently. The prosecution had alleged that the deceased, Biva was married to Ranjit; her niece Sundri had married his brother, the co-accused Randip. It was alleged that PCR information was received on 08.08.2007 at around noon time, about the dead body of a woman, with blood oozing from the neck. The police reached the spot and confirmed the information; the body was in a room at Chungi No. 2, Ram Pyari camp, Lal Kuan. The deceased Biva had married Ranjit on 15.11.2006. The police conducted investigations, recorded statements of witnesses, collected samples of incriminating materials, and after the post mortem of the body was conducted, collected the report. Ranjit was arrested on 08.08.2007, and Randip was arrested on 09.08.2007.

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