JUDGMENT - Agarwal Ashok, J.:—On 21st January, 1986 at about noon time Rukmini, the wife of accused No. 1, committed suicide by pouring kerosene on her person. The incident occurred when none else was present in their house, at Aundha Road, Ambedkar Nagar, Khadaki, Pune. As a result of the said suicide the present accused, who are her husband (accused No. 1), mother-in-law (accused No. 2) and brother-in-law (accused No. 3) i.e. the younger brother of accused No. 1, were prosecuted under sections 306 and 498-A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. By the impugned order the accused have been acquitted of the offence under section 306, Indian Penal Code but have been convicted for the offence under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code. Accused Nos. 1 and 3 have been sentence, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for three months. Accused No. 2 has been sentence to suffer six months' simple imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-, in default to suffer further simple imprisonment for three months. The said order of conviction and sentence is impugned in the present appeal.

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