Judgment

Santosh Hegde, J.—The appellant herein and three others were charged for offences punishable under Sections 304-B, 306, 498-A and 201 of the IPC before the Addl. Sessions Judge, Sonepat who after trial came to the conclusion that the prosecution has failed to established its case against A-1 Sukhbir and A-4 Krishna and acquitted them of the said charges, while it came to the conclusion that A-2 Baljeet, who is the appellant before us, was guilty of offences punishable under Section 304-B IPC as also Section 498-A IPC. The said court found A-3 Ganga Dutt guilty of offence punishable under Section 201 of IPC. The trial court sentenced the first appellant herein for the offence punishable under Section 304-B IPC to undergo 7 years RI and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/- while it sentenced him to undergo 2 years RI for an offence punishable under Section 498-A IPC. It convicted the second appellant for an offence punishable under Section 201 IPC and sentenced him to undergo 2 years RI. The sentences imposed on the first appellant Baljeet Singh were directed to run concurrently. Being aggrieved by the said conviction and sentence, the said convicted accused preferred an appeal before