JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Siddharth,J.

Heard Sri Mahipal Singh, learned counsel for the appellants and learned A.G.A. for State.

1. The above noted criminals have been preferred against the judgement and order of conviction dated 1.11.2019 passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge/Special Judge (E.C. Act),Gorakhpur in Sessions Trial No. 672 of 2014(State Vs. Manish Kumar Srivastava and another) convicting the appellants for offence under section 304-B I.P.C. and sentencing them to seven years rigorous imprisonment; for offence under section 498-A I.P.C. convicting and sentencing them to two years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 3,000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo three months additional rigorous imprisonment and convicting them for offence under section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and sentencing them to one year’s rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 2000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo two months additional rigorous imprisonment.

2. The prosecution case is that informant, Keshav Kumar Srivastava, lodged an First Information Report alleging that he got his daughter, Neelam Srivastava, married to appellant, Manish Kumar Srivastava, on 6.6.2014;that on t