Judgment

S. Rajendra Babu, J.-Leave gran­ted.

2. The appellants were chargesheeted for offences arising under Sec­tion 304 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act read with Section 498A, I.P.C. The allegation made in the chargesheet is that one G. Madhavi Latha was married to Manik Prabhu the son of the appellants herein on 8.6.1983; that the deceased Madhavi Latha, the appellants and her husband were living in Hyderabad, that on 27.6.1989 Madhavi Latha is said to have committed suicide by setting fire to herself in the presence of her children and she succumbed to the same on 29.6.1989; that the appellants were ill-treating the deceased by hurling abuses at her and did not provide proper or timely food as she did not bring enough money towards dowry. In the trial 20 witnesses were examined on behalf of the prosecution and several documents were marked while the defence examined two witnesses and also got several documents marked. The trial court held that the offences arising under Section 304 I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act were not established and acquitted them of the said charges. However, the trial court convicted the appellants for o