K.L. Wadane, J.

The Appellant/State preferred this appeal against the judgment and order passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Beed in Sessions Case No. 90 of 2000, by which both the accused persons/respondents are acquitted for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The brief facts of the case may be stated as follows:-

(I) Vishwanath Sakharam Sable (PW1) lodged complaint to the Police Station, Georai Dist. Beed on 3rd July, 2000, alleging that deceased Sarika was his daughter. She was given in the marriage at Georai to accused No.1 and their marriage was performed before one year. Accused No.2 is her mother-in-law. Accused Nos.1 and 2 are residing jointly at Georai. Inlaws of this PW1 are also from Georai, so his daughter Sarika used to visit the the house of his mother-in-law namely, Kaushallyabai.

(II) On 29-06-2000 at about 08.00 a.m., his younger brother-in-law Anil came to Ambad and informed that accused Nos.1 and 2 have set on fire Sarika therefore, she was taken to Hospital at Beed. On the information, this witness Vishwanath Sable, his wife Sanjivani and two sons namely Ranjit and Sandeep arrived at