2025:BHC-AUG:9619-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.90 OF 2022 Amol s/o. Ramesh Shelale, Age : 24 years, Occ. Labour, r/o. Nagral, Tq. Deoni, Dist.Latur ..Appellant Vs.

The State of Maharashtra, Through Police Station OfÏcer, Police Station, Deoni, Tq. Deoni, Dist.Latur ..Respondent ----

Mr.V.D.Gunale, Advocate for appellant Mr.S.D.Ghayal, Addl. G.P. for respondent - State ----

CORAM : R.G.AVACHAT AND NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ.

RESERVED ON : FEBRUARY 13, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : APRIL 01, 2025 JUDGMENT (PER R.G.AVACHAT, J.) :-

The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of conviction and the order of consequential sentence passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge-2, Udgir, Dist. Latur, in Sessions Case No.21 of 2018, whereby, the appellant has been convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 498-A of Indian Penal Code and therefore, sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and R.I. for one year, respectively, with default stipulation.

2. The case of prosecution, in short, as disclosed from the evidence on record, is that the appellant married Manisha (deceased) two months before 05.02.2018. Manisha’s parents were no more. The ap