JUDGMENT - N.J. PANDYA, J.:---Appeal No. 575 of 1995 and Appeal No. 576 of 1995 have been filed by the State. Appeal No. 434 of 1995 has been filed by the convicted accused.

2.The State has chosen to file the aforesaid two Appeals respectively for challenging the order of acquittal and the order of sentence.

3.The facts leading to the lodging of the Sessions Case No. 62 of 1995 in the Court of Sessions Judge at Dhule, were relating to the incident that had occurred on 15th September, 1994 at about 10.00 a.m. The wife of accused No. 1 Vidya received burn injuries and at that time she was tried to be rescued by accused/respondent No. 1 along with his mother accused No. 3. After dousing fire, accused No. 1 took her to a hospital known as "Bohra's Hospital".

4.In the course of treatment, the statements were recorded on 15th September, 1994 itself where the said wife Vidya had come out with a story of having accidental burn. The story for receiving accidental burn was to the effect that she was cooking in the kitchen. Her younger daughter Radha, aged 2 and 1/2 years, was playing with a match box around her. While she was so playing with match stick, it got struck and the lighted match stic

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