(Per A. Gopal Reddy, J.)

Appellants (A-1 and A-2), who are mother in-law and husband of the deceased - Alugubilli Kavitha, were tried for the offence under Sections 304-8, 302 r/w 34 IPC and Sees. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (for short "the Act") in S.C. No. 522 of 2005 by the V Additional District and Sessions Judge (III Fast Track Court), Nalgonda at Miryalaguda.

The Learned Sessions Judge found A-1 guilty for the offence under Section 304-B IPC and Section 4 of the Act, accordingly convicted her for the said offence and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and also rigorous imprisonment for one year with fine of Rs. 5,000/- each, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one year and six months respectively. A-2 was found guilty for the offence under Section 3 of the Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs. 15,000/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one year. Questioning the same the appellants preferred the present appeal.

2. The substance of the charge against the accused is that on the intervening night of 04-05-2005 at about 2 a.m. they caused the death of Alugubeili Kavitha - deceased by burns