This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgement dated 6.1.2003 passed in SC.No.411/2001 by the Magalir Neethimandaram at Chennai, convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offence under Section 498A of IPC to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/-, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for two months and under Section 306 of IPC to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for eight years and to pay a fine of Rs.20000/-, in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for one year and ordering both the sentences to run concurrently.

2. The case of the Prosecution is as follows:-

a. The Appellant/A1 is the son of A2 and brother of A3 and the husband of the deceased Poongodi. The marriage between the deceased and the Appellant took place on 17.5.1999 and after the marriage, they were living at Kotturpuram, Chennai and the parents of the Appellant were residing in the second Floor at Flat No.14 and the Appellant and the deceased were living in the first floor. At the time of the marriage, the deceased was given 25 sovereigns of jewels and the Appellant was given 5 sovereigns of jewels apart from the house hold articles. The deceased was working