1. Appellants being aggrieved by their conviction for offence under Sections 304b, 498a and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life under Sec.304b of the Indian Penal Code, passed by 5th additional Sessions Judge, Gaya in Sessions trial No.7 of 2000 (67 of 2000) have preferred this appeal. No separate sentence has been awarded for other offences, for which the appellants have been held guilty.

2. Prosecution story, according to the written report given by P. W.8 Rajendra choudhary before the Officer-Incharge of gurua police station on 10-1-1999, is that his daughter Sarswati Devi was married four years earlier to appellant No. l Surendra choudhary according to Hindu rites. After the marriage, according to the report sarswati Devi started living with her husband at her matrimonial-home. It has been alleged in the first information report that when his daughter used to come to her parents place, she used to narrate to her mother that her husband (appellant No. l), father-in-law rani Jatan Choudhary (appellant no.2) and mother-in-law Deo Rani Devi @ bardahi Devi (appellant No.3) make demand of dowry, particularly Scooter. In the written repo