JUDGMENT

ORDER:— It is a case of dowry death. There are three appellants. First appellant is the husband of the deceased wife. The second appellant is his father and third appellant is his mother. All the three were tried for offence punishable u/ Ss. 498-A IPC, 302 IPC and 201 IPC. The trial court convicted all the three u/ S. 498A and sentenced each of them to undergo two years imprisonment. They were also convicted u/ Ss. 304B and 498A, IPC. First appellant was sentenced to 10 years and other two for seven years. They were acquitted of the charge of the offence under S. 201, IPC. In the appeal the learned single Judge of the High Court confirmed the conviction but reduced the sentence of A-1 to seven years rigorous imprisonment. Aggrieved by the said judgment this appeal, pursuant to the special leave granted by this Court, is before us. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that the cause of death is not established and therefore all the ingredients of S. 304B, IPC are not made out. It is also submitted that in the absence of charge u/ S. 304B the appellants ought not to have been convicted. The last submission of the learned counsel is that there is no evidence to sho