JUDGMENT :

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment of conviction, dated 17.12.2019, and order of sentence, dated 19.12.2019, passed by Additional Sessions Judge/Fast Track Court No. 1, Etawah in Sessions Trial No. 17 of 2019 (State v. Sunil Kumar) whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life with fine of Rs. 50,000/- coupled with a default sentence of five months.

INTRODUCTORY FACTS

2. The FIR of the present case was lodged by Chhottey Lal (PW-1) on 3.10.2018, at about 13.59 hours, as Case Crime No. 245 of 2018 at Police Station Sefai, District Etawah, under Sections 304-B, 498-A, 201 IPC and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, against the appellant and five others.

3. The prosecution story in the FIR is as follows: the marriage of the appellant was performed with the daughter of informant on 17.4.2014. In the marriage, informant gave Rs. 4,00,000/- (Rs. Four Lacs) cash and a motorcycle to the appellant and his family members alongwith other items worth Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rs. Two Lacs) yet, appellant and his family members were not satisfied and they demanded a car as an additional dowry.