ORDER

For the death of Smt. Rano @ Amarjeet Kaur allegedly under abnormal circumstances, the respondents were tried and convicted under sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. They were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years for the commission of the offence under section 304-B and 2 years for the offence under section 498A IPC besides a fine of Rs.100/-, each. The appeal preferred by the accused respondents was allowed by the High Court vide the judgment impugned in this appeal by way of special leave.

2. The facts of the case are that deceased Smt. Rano aged 20-21 years was married to Roshan, respondent no. 2, about 1-1/2 years before the date of occurrence. After the marriage, respondent Inder Singh, father-in-law of deceased and Roshan, her husband are alleged to have started demanding dowry and upon the failure of the deceased to fulfill their demands, harassing her. On 19-7-1990, Dhanna Singh - PW4, father of the deceased got information that her daughter had committed suicide by taking poison allegedly on account of not being in a position to satisfy the demands of her in-laws. Dhanna Singh went to Kaithal, where the deceased was marrie