THE HONONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No.679 of 2013

JUDGMENT:

This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. by the appellant/accused No.1 aggrieved by the judgment dated 23.07.2013 passed in S.C.No.42 of 2013 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Medak at Sangareddy (for short, ‘the trial Court’).

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter referred as arrayed in S.C.

3. The brief facts of the case are that on 10.03.2012 at 10:00 hours, the complainant lodged a complaint at Police Station, Sirgapur stating that her elder daughter marriage Pavithra (herein after referred as deceased) was performed with Durga Goud/accused No.1 on 27.02.2011. At the time of marriage, the complainant presented Rs.1,00,000/- towards cash, 5 tulas of gold and other household articles. The deceased and accused No.1 lead happy marital life for three months. Thereafter, the deceased was harassed by accused No.1 and his family members to bring additional dowry of Rs.50,000/-. When the complainant expressed her inability to pay such huge amount, on 09.03.2012, accused Nos.1 to 3 and Mr. Hanuman Goud, who is the brother of accused No.1 beat the dec