HON’BLE SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J.
(Delivered by Hon’ble J.J. Munir, J.)
1. These two connected criminal appeals have been preferred by Abrar Ahmad, Lal Babu and Shabana Khatoon, who stood their trial before Mr. Abhimanyu Singh, the then Additional District and Sessions Judge, Court No.4, Kushinagar at Padrauna in connection with Crime No.648 of 2013, under Sections 498-A, 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘IPC’) and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short, ‘DP Act’), Police Station Vishunpura, District Kushinagar and were convicted of offences punishable under Sections 304-B/ 34, 498-A/ 34 IPC and Section 4 of the DP Act. The appellants were, however, acquitted of the offence under Sectio 3 of the DP Act.
