JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State.

3. Heard Ms. Rashmi Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party No. 2.

4. This criminal revision has been filed against the judgment dated 17th May, 2012, passed by learned Principal Sessions Judge, Giridih, in Cr. Appeal No. 74/10 whereby the appeal has been dismissed and the learned appellate court has affirmed the judgment passed by the learned trial court. The learned S.D.J.M. Giridih, vide order dated 30.09.2010 passed the judgment of conviction and order of sentence and convicted the petitioner under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code.

Submission on behalf of the petitioner

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner while assailing the impugned judgments has submitted that the case has been instituted after inordinate delay. He submits that the case was instituted in the year 2003 and at that point of time it was stated that marriage between the petitioner and opposite party No. 2 had taken place 14 years ago. He submits that one other witness has stated that the marriage had