JUDGMENT

YOGESHWAR DAYAL, J.:—This is an appeal by the four accused persons against the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 16th November, 1992. Appellant No. 1 who was accused No. 1 was tried for the offence of having committed the murder of his daughter-in-law Sangita, wife of appellant No. 2 who was accused No. 2, during the night between 14th September, 1984 and 15th September, 1984 at the residential house of the appellants at Murtizapur with common intention and also for having treated her with cruelty on account of dowry amount. In the alternative the appellants were also charged for the offence of having abetted the deceased Sangita in commission of suicide by subjecting her to cruelty. Appellant No. 3, who was accused No. 3, is the wife of accused No. 1 and appellant No. 4, who was accused No. 4, is their daughter. Appellants 1 to 4 are hereinafter called accused Nos. 1 to 4.

2. The story of the prosecution was as follows: -

The accused run a printing press at their residence. Marriage of accused No. 2 was settled with the 5th daughter of Madan Lal (PW 8). Few days prior to the settlement of he marriage, marriage of her elder sister was also settled. As such marriages of