IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP
Yusuf – Appellant
Versus
State rep by The Inspector of Police – Respondent
ORDER :
SATHI KUMAR SUKUMARA KURUP, J.
This Criminal Revision Case had been filed to set aside aside the judgment dated 14.08.2019 passed in C.A.No.207 of 2015 by the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai partly confirming the Judgment dated 13.10.2015 passed in C.C. No. 5113 of 2011 on the file of the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.
2. The brief facts, which are necessary for the disposal of this Criminal Revision Case, are as follows:
2.1 As per the Complaint under Ex.P-1, the Revision Petitioner/first Accused had married Kowsar Fathima, De facto Complainant/PW1 on 07.10.2001. It was an arranged marriage. At the time of marriage, the parents of the De facto Complainant have presented 18 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs.15,000/- in cash. The Revision Petitioner was having his own Mechanic Shed at Pudupet, Chennai. After the marriage, the De facto Complainant was living with her husband and mother-in-law. After two months of marriage, the mother-in-law started to ill-treat the De facto Complainant on the ground that she had married off her daughter giving 50 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs.50,000/- as dowry, whereas the dowry brought by the De fac
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