JUDGMENT

P.S.TEJI, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant S.M. Sachdev being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 24.02.2003 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi convicting the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as I.P.C.) and order on sentence dated 28.02.2003, whereby the appellant has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine he was further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months. 2. On the other hand, petitioner Meena Kathuria, filed a revision petition under Section 397 Cr.P.C. for setting aside the impugned judgment of acquitting the accused for offence committed under Section 304B IPC. Since both appeal and revision petition have been preferred against the same judgment, therefore, both the cases are decided together.

3. The facts in brief are that Sh.A.D Malik had made a statement to the police that his daughter Ratna was married to accused Shyam Sundar on 3.12.1985. The accused used to live in Delhi and Ratna post marriage shifted to Delhi and started livi