JUDGMENT

G.P. Mathur, J.—This appeal, by special leave, has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 23.2.2005 of Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), by which the appeal preferred by the appellants was dismissed and their conviction under Section 304-B read with Section 34 IPC and sentence of 7 years RI imposed thereunder by the learned Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, was affirmed.

2. The deceased Bhimabai was daughter of PW. 1 Tukaram Eknath Tambe resident of village Sanjkheda and she was married to appellant No. 1 Appasaheb son of Sheshrao Palaskar about two and half years prior to the date of incident which took place on 15.9.1991. The appellant No. 2, Kadubai is the mother of the appellant No. 1 and both the appellants were residing in the same house in village Palshi. According to the case of prosecution, a sum of Rs. 5,000/- and some gold ornaments had been given at the time of marriage of Bhimabai. For about six months Bhimabai was treated well but thereafter the accused started asking her to bring Rs. 1,000-1,200/- from her parents to meet the household expenses and also for purchasing manure. Whenever Bhimabai went to her parental home, she used to tell her parents