ORDER :- The applicant is the wife of non-applicant No. 2. Non-applicants Nos. 3 and 4 are the parents of non-applicant No. 2. The applicant was married to non-applicant No. 2 on 8-4-1983. It is alleged by the applicant that almost soon after the marriage her husband and in-laws started demanding a motor-cycle and since that was not given to them by her parents, they started harassing her and subjected her to all sorts of cruelty which led to the prosecution of the non-applicants Nos. 2 to 4 under Section 498-A read with S.34 of the Indian Penal Code. She was the solitary witness examined on behalf of the prosecution. The trial Court after considering her evidence recorded a finding that offence under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code has not been made out and consequently acquitted the non-applicants. The State has not challenged the order of acquittal. However, the applicant has challenged the same by way of revision before this Court.

2. Mr. Deshpande has taken me through the Judgement and the evidence of the applicant. After going through her evidence, I find that her evidence is not consistent. According to her, the brother of her husband had on one occasion poured kerose

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