One person was sentenced to nine years imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 15,000 for abetting the suicide of his wife by fourth additional district and sessions judge H S Kamala.
The convicted has been identified as Mahadevaiah, a resident of Talkad in T Narsipur taluk.
Mahadevaiah had married Chinnamma 12 years ago and used to harass his wife mentally and physically for dowry.
Unable to bear the dowry harassment, Chinnamma doused self with kerosene and set herself on fire on July 26, 2010.
She was admitted to K R Hospital here with third-degree burns for treatment. However, she succumbed to the burn injuries three days later.
A case had been registered against Mahadevaiah at Talkad police station.
Fourth additional public prosecutor H C Chiniwal argued the case.
Published 24 September 2012, 17:19 IST