JUDGMENT

VERMA, J.:—Petitioners daughter Chhaya was married to respondent No. 2 Satish on 5-12-1984 and they started living together in their marital home at Bagasara. On 13-8-1986, Chhaya died at Bagasara. The petitioner and his wife got some vague information, about their daughter Chhaya and went to Bagasara, the same day but were unable to meet or see their daughter who had died. The petitioner suspected that their daughters death was unnatural resulting from torture by her husband and his relatives. The petitioner filed a criminal complaint against respondents Nos. 2 to 5, who are the husband, his parents and sister which was transferred to the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Dhari and registered as Criminal Case No. 382 of 1988 for an offence under Section 498-A read with S. 34, I.P.C. The petitioner filed an application for committing the case to the Court of Session for trial for an offence punishable under Section 304-B, I.P.C. which was inserted in the Indian Penal Code by Act No. 43 of 1986 w.e.f. 19-11-1986. On 29-11-1988, the learned Magistrate dismissed the petitioners application holding that this amendment being prospective was inapplicable to a death wh