S.P. KUKDAY, J. :-

Appellant no.3 is convicted for having committed an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and is sentenced to, suffer imprisonment for life. She is further convicted for the offence punishable under section 498-A of the Penal Code and is separately sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years. Appellant nos. 1 and 2 are also convicted for the offence punishable under section 498-A of the Penal Code. They are sentenced to suffer R.I. for two years. All the sentences carry default stipulation.

2. Brief facts giving rise to this appeal, are that Balaji (P.W.4) is native of Degaon. His daughter Sangita (since deceased) married Vyankati (appellant no.2) in the year 2000. At the time of marriage, payment of Rs.25,000/- by way of dowry along with some other articles, was to be made. Out of this, Rs.20,000/- were paid and Rs.5,000/- were to be paid subsequently. As this amount was not paid, husband of the deceased, her father-inlaw Namdeo (Appellant No.1): and mother-in-law Majalsabai (Appellant no.3) started ill-treating the deceased. Sometime after the Sankrant of the year 2003, P.W.4 along with Vishwambhar Sakharam Wade (P.W.3) and

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