JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment and sentence passed by the Hon'ble Sessions Judge, (Magaliar Neethimandaram)Chennai-104 in S.C.No.73 of 2013 dated 17.07.2014 by convicting the appellants to undergo imprisonment for three years, and imposing a fine of Rs.5,000/- for each appellants, for alleged offence under Section 498A of IPC.)

1. On 27.04.2008, on receipt of the memo from KMC Hospital, the Sub Inspector of Police attached to P2 Otteri Police Station went to KMC Hospital, Chennai, recorded the statement of one Sagana Devi, aged 20 years admitted, wife of Karthikeyan, admitted in the Burn Ward and registered case in Crime No.191 of 2008 for offence under Section 309 of IPC.

2. According to the statement of Sagana Devi leading to registration of the First Information Report, she and her husband along with 6 months old son Sakthivel presently residing at D.No.43, Ponniamman Koil Street, Purasaivakkam, Chennai. Their marriage took place 1 ½ years ago. At the time of marriage, her parents gave 15 sovereign of jewels to her as strithana and 3 sovereign of jewels to her husband. The marriage expenses were