The case of the prosecution is that the accused No.1 is the husband of the deceased; accused No.2 is the brother-in-law, accused No.3 is the father-in-law and accused No.4 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. Accused No.5 is the maternal uncle of accused No.1 and accused No.6 is the sister-in-law of the deceased. A complaint was lodged by the father of the deceased on 08th July 2010 at about 12.45 p.m. He has stated that the deceased Smt.Shobha was his second daughter. She was given in marriage to accused No.1 on 08th May 2008. Cash and gold was given at the time of marriage. They have a female child. Thereafter, the husband of the parents started to illtreat her. They demanded that she bring more dowry and gold. They used to assault her physically and mentally. The same was being narrated by her to her parents. That on 08th July 2010 at about 07.00 p.m., one Shivappa Chungina, who is the brother-in-law of the complainant, telephoned him and told him about the death of his daughter Smt.Shobha at about 10.00 p.m. on the previous night. Hence, the complainant, his wife and other family members went to the village. They saw the dead body of their daughter. The body was burn