Hon’ble Mrs. Ranjana Pandya, J.—Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment and order dated 13.10.2014 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 10, Ghaziabad in Sessions Trial No. 501 of 1998 (State v. Bhupendra Singh and others), arising out of Case Crime No. 522 of 1995, under Sections 498A/149, 306/149, 304-B I.P.C., 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act/149 IPC, Police Station Hapur, district Ghaziabad, whereby accused Parvinder Singh alias Bobby and Rimpi alias Talvinder Kaur were acquitted, whereas the accused Bhupendra Singh was found guilty under Sections 498A/149, 306/149, 304-B/149 I.P.C. under Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act, and sentenced to undergo six months simple imprisonment under Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and a fine of Rs. 1000/-, one year simple imprisonment under Section 498-A IPC and a fine of Rs. 2000/-, five years’ imprisonment under Section 306 IPC and a fine of Rs. 2500/- and ten years’ imprisonment under Section 304-B/149 IPC with default stipulation.

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