JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

2. The present criminal appeal has been preferred against the Judgement and Order of conviction dated 13.03.2019 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.15, Kanpur Nagar in Sessions Trial No.361 of 2016 (State vs. Ajit Kushwaha) arising out of Case Crime No.0023 of 2016, Police Station Govind Nagar District Kanpur whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 304B IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and under Section 498-A IPC two years simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5000/-and in case of default in payment of fine a further simple imprisonment of one month. The appellant has further been convicted under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act for two years simple imprisonment and fine of Rs.2000/-and in case of default a further simple imprisonment of 15 days. All the sentences shall run concurrently. However, the accused-appellant has been acquitted of the charge under Section 302 IPC.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the brief facts are as follows:

On 18.01.2016 at 08:50 pm, the first informant Kamal Sen Meht