A.N.Jindal, J.

1. Satnam Singh accused-appellant (herein referred as the accused) has preferred an appeal against the judgment dated 01.04.2002, passed by Addl. Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, convicting and sentencing him as under :-

Under Section Sentence 307 IPC Rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- 323 IPC Rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- 324 and 498-A IPC Rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- each.

2 The complainant Surjit Kaur (herein referred as the complainant) lodged the case against the accused (her own husband) on the allegations that she was working as a lady health visitor and was married to the accused about sixteen years prior to the occurrence. From the marriage, a daughter namely Preet Sandhu was born. They were residing together at Kothi No. 74/2, Garden Colony, Jalandhar. She has levelled allegations that after ten years of the marriage, the accused had started compelling her to bring Rs. 5,00,000/- from her parents in lieu of the plot which she had inherited from her father by way of will . He also compelled her to part with all