T.V. Nalawade, J.

1. The appeal is filed against judgment and order of Sessions Case No. 46/2001, which was pending in the Court of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani. The respondent and two other accused were tried for the offences punishable under sections 302, 201 r/w. 34 of Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short). All the accused are acquitted by the Trial Court. The State has filed appeal only against present respondent/accused No. 1, who is the husband of the deceased. Both the sides are heard.

2. Deceased Sheetal alias Anjana was daughter of first informant Piraji (PW 3). Piraji is resident of Borgaon, Tahsil Fulambri, District Aurangabad. She was given in marriage to present respondent/accused No. 1 on 19.4.2000. Accused is resident of Ranisavargaon, Tahsil Gangakhed, District Parbhani. Accused was working as Supervisor in the Government Project, Human Development Project and he was posted at Ranisavargaon. After the marriage, Sheetal cohabited with respondent at Ranisavargaon in the house of prosecution witness Dashrath Hake (PW 7). The incident took place in this matrimonial house.

3. It is the case of prosecution that accused used to avoid to send Sheetal to pare