JUDGMENT :

Subhash Chand, J.

1. The instant Criminal Appeal No. 7876 of 2017 has been preferred on behalf of the appellant Panna Lal and another and Criminal Appeal No. 7877 of 2017 has been preferred on behalf of Bhure Lal alias Shyam Manohar against the judgment and order dated 1.12.2017 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. 1, Mainpuri in Special Trial No. 136 of 2004 (State Vs. Pannal Lal and others) arising out of Case Crime No. 106 of 2001 P.S. Bhogaon, District-Mainpuri whereby the appellants were convicted and sentenced for the offence under section 304-B of I.P.C and were punished with imprisonment of 10 years each and for the offence under section 498-A were convicted and punished with imprisonment of 3 years and a fine of Rs. 5,000/-each and in default of payment of fine additional imprisonment of six months was awarded to be undergone. For the offence under section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act each of the accused was convicted and sentenced with imprisonment of six months and a fine of Rs. 2,000/-and in default of payment of fine the additional imprisonment of one month was awarded to be undergone.

2. Both the aforesaid appeals are against the judgmen