The petitioners - accused 1 and 2, were charged and tried for offences punishable under sections 302, 306, 304-B, 498A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with three other accused in Session Case No.170 of 1995 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jalna. However, after considering the material placed on the record, the petitioners have been convicted only for an offence punishable under section 498-A read with section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for two months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each, in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for one month. All other accused have been acquitted of the said charges. Therefore, this revision application.

2. The prosecution proceeded on the facts that accused No.1 Sunil married with the deceased Sunita on 19-05-1994. The deceased was treated well by her in-laws which include accused no.2 - father-in-law, accused No.3Manubai, mother-in-law, accused No.4 Balia, brother of the husband, and accused No.5 Anil @ Shrikrishan, brother of the husband, accused No.1 at Jalna. Initially all were residing at Tebhurni, Taluka and District Jalna. However, subsequently they settled at Ja