IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.683 OF 2012 Date: 02.04.2026 Between:

Shaik Ghouse … Appellant and The State of A.P., through Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Adilabad, Adilabad District, rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. … Respondent : JUDGMENT :

This criminal appeal is filed by the appellant–Accused aggrieved by the judgment dated 13.07.2012 passed in Sessions Case No.367 of 2011 by the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Adilabad (for short ‘the trial Court’).

2. Vide the aforesaid judgment, the trial Court found the appellant guilty of the charge under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and accordingly, he was convicted and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/-, in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months.

3. The case of the prosecution is that, on 25.12.2008, the marriage of accused was performed with the deceased, and that at the time of marriage, her parents presented an amount of Rs.40,000/- net cash, one tula of gold, and other household articles. After