JUDGMENT

The appellants/accused Nos. 1 & 3 have filed this appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.06.2013 passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Dharwad (‘trial Court’ for short) in SC No.104/2011, convicting them for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 304-B r/w Section 34 of IPC and sentencing them to undergo RI for three years and to pay fine of Rs.15,000/- each for the offence under Section 498-A of IPC and also to under undergo RI for Ten years and for the offence under Section 304-B of IPC.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred with original ranks occupied by them before the trial Court.

3. The brief factual matrix leading to the case are as under:

a) The complainant-Sri. Bharmappa Kenchannavar has filed a complaint before the Vidyagiri Police Station on 15.04.2011 alleging that, his second daughter Jyothi was given in marriage to Accused No.1 – Naveen Yellappa and their marriage was held on 15.04.2009 at Dharwad. It is further alleged that at the time of marriage, sufficient gold and silver articles were given and he has also spent huge amount for performing the marriage. According to prosecuti