JUDGMENT

Vipin Sanghi, J.—This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 15.09.2008, in SC No. 73/2006, arising out of F.I.R. No. 885/05, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, convicting the Appellants for the offence under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’), and the order on sentence dated 20.09.2008 whereby – for the offence under Section 498A, IPC, the appellants Sonu Kumar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Appellant No.1’), Ashok Kumar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Appellant No.2’) and Suraj (hereinafter referred to as ‘Appellant No.3’) were sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment (‘RI’) for a period of two and a half years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo Simple Imprisonment (‘SI’) for period of four months.

2. The facts taken note of in the impugned judgment are that on 27.12.2005 a report was lodged with the police vide DD No. 50A. Consequently, SI Johnny Anto (PW-12) along with constable Hoshiyar Singh went to the spot at H. No. B-83 Shiv Puri II, Dinpur, Najafgarh, Delhi where they found deceased Seema, wife of Sonu (appellant no.1) lying dead. Police came to know that elder brother of the husband of