Judgment

08/04/2025

The present criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant challenging the judgment dated 17.05.1995 passed by learned Sessions Judge, District Jodhpur (hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial court’) in Sessions Case No.95/1994 by which the trial court convicted and sentenced the appellant as under :

Offence U/s 498-A IPC : One year’s R.I. and fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo three months’ S.I.

Offence U/s 306 IPC : Five years’ R.I. and fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo six months’ S.I.

Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

Brief facts of the case are that on 21.04.1994, Police recorded the statement of deceased Kamla at Military Hospital, Jodhpur. In her statement, deceased-Kamla disclosedthat she has been married to the accused for about seven years. She revealed that she had burned herself using kerosene at about 7 AM citing her husband’s persistent physical abuse, harassment related to dowry and threats regarding his potential re-marriage to another women as the motivating factors behind her tragic decision. On this report, Police registered the FIR and started invest