ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant no. 1 (father-in-law) is 77 years old and appellant no. 2 (mother-in-law) is 69 years old stated to be bed ridden. They are in appeal against their conviction under Section 498A IPC sentencing them to three years imprisonment with fine and a default stipulation. Their appeal has been dismissed by the High Court.

3. Learned senior counsel Mr. S. Nagamuthu appearing on behalf of the appellants submitted that there is no evidence to support the conviction of the appellants. The Trial Court, in fact, should have given benefit of doubt to the appellants based on its own reasonings and conclusions. The conviction is, therefore, not sustainable. The husband of the deceased is already in custody having been convicted under Sections 304-B and 498A IPC.

4. Learned counsel for the State opposing the appeal submitted that they were all residing under the same roof. The parents of the deceased had met the appellants also and complained with regard to the harassment being meted to the deceased. The failure of the appellants to take steps to remedy the situation, makes their complicity very evident. The conviction being based on concurrent findings of their