JUDGMENT

Santosh Hegde, J.-Being aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, the appellant has preferred this appeal. By the said judgment said High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant by the Court of Sessions Judge at Nasik for offences punishable under sections 498A and 306 IPC. Brief facts necessary for the disposal of this appeal are as follows:

2. The appellant herein was married to one Jayashree about 10-11 years before the death when took place on 8.5.1998. The cause of death was suicide by consuming pesticides. It is the prosecution case that about 15 days before the death of said Jayashree she had visited her parents who were staying in village Chitegaon which was a neighbouring village to the one in which the appellant and Jayashree was staying with their family namely village Konambe. During the abovesaid visit to her parents, it is stated she told her brothers that she was sent by her husband to bring a sum of Rs. 5,000. It was also the case of the prosecution that she did express that her husband was mal-treating her and physically abusing her for bringing said money. On such request being made by the deceased, it