JUDGMENT - B.U. WAHANE, J.:--- "ªÉjÉ xÉɪÉxiÉÚ {ÉÖVªÉiÉä, iÉjÉ ®ô¨ÉxiÉä näù´ÉiÉ:" This is one facet of our Indian Society towards the woman while the other is that fþÉä±É, MÉ´ÉÉ®ô, ¶ÉÖnù, {ɶÉÖ, xÉÉ®ôÒ ªÉ½ø ºÉ¤É iÉÉbýxÉ Eäò +ÊvÉ EòÉ®ôÒ. The true translations whereof are --- "(i) Whereever women are highly respected, society prospers and moves forward, fast with stability" and "(ii) The drum, the rustic, the Shudra, the animal and the women are all entitled to receive beating. Besides this Indian philosophy regarding the woman folk, we speak of modernisation and humanitarism, but barbarism and inhumanitarism is still experienced, day in and day out. In this case we have to deal with an episode of a young married woman who died of starvation in the cattle shed of her in-laws' house.

2. The original accused preferred this appeal against their conviction for the offence punishable under sections 342 and 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code passed by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Bhandara on 13-5-1992 in Session Trial No. 24/90. The facts leading to the institution of the case against the appellants may be described in brief as under.

3. Deceased Sitabai, sister of

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