Syed Md.Mahfooz Alam, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 10th March, 2003 passed by Sri Binod Mohan Prasad, Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court II, Gaya in Sessions Trial No. 23/01/211/86 (S.J.) whereby all the three appellants have been convicted under Sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Besides that, appellant no. 2 Pramod Kumar has also been convicted under Section 201 of the I.P.C. Out of three appellants, appellants Binod Kumar and Pramod Kumar have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years under Section 306 of the I.RC. whereas appellant Sheo Barati Devi has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years under Section 306 of the I.P.C. All the three appellants have further been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under Section 498A of the I.P.C. whereas appellant Pramod Kumar has also been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under Section 201 of the I.RC. The learned trial court has further ordered that all the sentences shall run concurrently.

2. The prosecution case, as per the Fardbeyan of informant Anant Kumar (P.W. 4) recorde