JUDGMENT :

CHAITALI CHATTERJEE DAS, J.

1. The instant appeal has been filed against the judgement and order dated16.6.2006, 18.6.2006 and 25.7.2007 by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st court, Howrah in session Trial no. 610 of 2006 whereby passed the order of conviction under section 498A of the Indian penal code against the appellant .

Brief fact of the case

2. The prosecution case in brief is that the daughter of Sheikh Yakub Ali the de-facto complainant got married with the appellant on 17.2.2004. A complaint was lodged on 15.5.2007 by said Yakub Ali to the officer in-charge J.B Pura Police Station, Howrah, alleging against the present appellant of inflicting physical and mental torture upon his daughter immediately after the marriage. It was further alleged that initially his daughter did not disclose anything to him, but after being informed by Sk Oliulla of that locality about the torture on his daughter, on asking , she broke down and admitted about the torture. The said fact was disclosed to Shafikul Mulla , member of Gram Panchayat, head of Gram Panchayath, Sankarhati -II Panchayat, and other people of the village and all of them asked the appellant and his mother to