( 1 ) THESE two criminal appeals arise out of the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, nizamabad, passed in Sessions Case No. 30 of 1996 dated 14. 7. 1997.

( 2 ) CRIMINAL Appeal No. 682 of 1997 is preferred by A3 and Criminal Appeal no. 864 of 1997 is preferred by Al and A2.

( 3 ) A4 was acquitted of the charge under Section 201 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the State had not preferred any appeal as against the said acquittal.

( 4 ) THE case of the prosecution in brief is hereunder: the deceased Padma (hereinafter referred to as the deceased ) is the daughter of one Mr. Jalgarn Rajaiah, P. W. 1, de-facto complainant, resident of Kannapuram village. The marriage of the deceased was celebrated with A1 at Kamareddy on 1. 3. 1991, and at the time of marriage, the parents of the deceased had paid dowry of rs. 36,000/- and gave household articles worth about Rs. 40,000/ -. After the marriage, a1 took the deceased to Nizamabad and settled down there. A2, the brother of A1, was also residing along with Al in the same house at Nizamabad. It is also the case of the prosecution that A1 was now and then demanding money and the same was being fulfilled by P. W.