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J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Shoor Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MANOJ MISRA, J.
1. This appeal is against the judgment and order of the High Court1[The High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital] dated 26.04.2012, whereby, while affirming the conviction of the appellants under Sections 304-B and 498- A IPC2[Indian Penal Code, 1860], the appeal3[Criminal Appeal No.87 of 2010] of the appellants was partly allowed thereby reducing the sentence awarded by the Trial Court4[Sessions Judge, Pauri Gharwal] from 10 years to 7 years R.I. under Section 304-B IPC and maintaining the sentence of 1 year R.I. under Section 498-A IPC.
FACTUAL MATRIX
2. The appellants are father-in-law and mother-in-law, respectively, of the deceased (Neelam), who was daughter of Shanker Singh (PW-1) and Sarojini Devi (PW-2). The deceased was married to appellants’ son Jitendra Singh (coaccused) on 1.03.2006. On 30.12.2006, deceased gave birth to a male child. Naming ceremony of the child was performed on 11.01.2007. On 17.01.2007, deceased died at her matrimonial home due to extensive burn injuries. Upon being informed of her death, PW-1 lodged a first information report5[FIR] (Ex. Ka-1) on the same day, inter alia, alleging that,- when he along with PW-2 had visited deceas
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