JUDGMENT

K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.:—This is a case alleged to be one of dowry deaths. The appellant is the mother-in-law of the deceased Smt. Kamal. She is convicted by the trial court under S. 302, IPC. and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.

2. The appellant along with her husband Gurdial Mal was tried under S. 302, IPC read with S. 34, IPC. The trial Court acquitted Gurdial Mal and convicted the appellant. She preferred an appeal to the High Court but the same was dismissed. Hence the present appeal.

3. The prosecution case is that the deceased in the case of Smt. Kamal was married to Ramesh Kumar, the son of the appellant, about 1-1/2 years prior to the present occurrence which took place on 29-9-79. The deceased was living amicably with her husband at Ludhiana and gave birth to a male child who was about 5 months old when the incident took place. Though the relations between the deceased and her husband were cordial, the appellant who was the mother-in-law of the deceased and Gurdial Mal, father-in-law were not satisfied with the articles of dowry and they were ill-treating the deceased. Because of some quarrels the deceased left the matrimonial house and went to the hous