JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) - Instant criminal Appeal filed under Section 378 Cr.PC, is directed against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 3.10.2007, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Barsar, District Hamirpur, H.P., whereby the respondent-Accused came to be acquitted of charge framed against him under Sections 498-A and 323 IPC.

2. Briefly stated facts as emerge from the record are that an FIR Ext.PW1/A came to be registered against the respondent-Accused at the behest of the complainant namely Promila Devi, who alleged that her marriage was solemnized with the Accused in the year, 2004 at Deotsidh Temple as per Hindu rites. After two months of marriage, respondent-Accused apart from giving beatings also started demanding dowry and on 28.8.2006, Accused allegedly gave beatings to the complainant in the presence of one Sanjiv Kumar i.e. relative of the complainant. Thereafter, on 8.9.2006, the complainant received one summon from Gram Panchayat Galore Khas, whereby she was called upon to appear before the Panchayat on 15.9.2006. Accordingly, complainant, her mother and her brother namely Dinesh Kumar appeared before the Gram Panchayat on 15.9.2006,