JUDGMENT :

SAMIT GOPAL, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 08.02.2007 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 18, Agra in Sessions Trial No. 666 of 2006 (State of U.P. vs. Ravi), whereby the accused-appellant Ravi has been convicted and sentenced under Section 304- B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short referred to as ‘IPC’) to life imprisonment, under Section 498-A IPC to two years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5,000/- in default of payment of fine to one year rigorous imprisonment, under Section 4 of The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 to one year rigorous imprisonment, a fine of Rs. 500/- and in default of payment of fine to one month rigorous imprisonment. The sentences have been ordered to run concurrently. The Trial Court has further directed that the period, for which the accused has already been in jail shall be set off against the sentence recorded against him.

2. The prosecution case as per the first information report lodged by Maya Ram PW-1 is that his daughter Mamta was married around 3½ years back with Ravi S/o Kailash Chandra R/o Behind Balkeshwar Mandir, Police Station New Agra, District-Agra and in the