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P. Praveen Kumar, S/o. Late P. Venkanna – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellants-A1 to A6 aggrieved by the judgment dated 07.01.2015 in S.C. No.607 of 2010 by the learned V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Mahila Court) at Hyderabad.
2. The case of the prosecution, as per the charge sheet filed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Banjara Hills Division, Hyderabad against the appellants-accused, was that the deceased Aparna was married with the appellant No.1 Praveen Kumar (A1) on 15.05.2003. It was an arranged marriage. At the time of marriage, the father of the deceased gave Rs.3.00 lakhs cash, 15 tulas of gold as dowry besides furniture worth Rs.1,00,000/-. After marriage, Aparna joined her husband (A1) and led conjugal life happily for some period. She gave birth to a boy on 22.04.2005, who was named as Sujith Kumar. The boy was aged about 5 years and was studying UKG in Vignana Jyothi Public School, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad by the date of death of the wife Aparna. The case of the prosecution was that A1, at the instigation of A2 to A6, started harassing the deceased Aparna physically and mentally for additional dowry. All the family members i.e. A1 to A6 used to consume liquor and demand th
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