ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellants herein are the married sisters-in-law of the complainant Punam Devi who had filed a complaint under Sections 498A and 323 of the Indian Penal and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. On conviction, the appellants have been sentenced by the trial court to one year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2500/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for 21 days under Section 498A Indian Penal Code and three months rigorous imprisonment under Section 323 Indian Penal Code and a further sentence for two months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1000/- under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and payment of fine of Rs. 1000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further imprisonment of seven days. The sentences aforesaid were affirmed by the Appellate court. The High Court in revision has reduced the sentence to eight months rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 498A but affirmed the conviction and sentence by the courts below awarded with respect to the other offences.

3. When this matter came up before this Court on the 12th November, 2010, notice was issued confined to the q