( 1 ) SMT. Niharbala Banerjee and her son Tapan Kumar Banerjee - the two appellants before us were convicted under Section 306, Indian Penal Code for abetment to suicide committed by Sikha Banerjee, wife of Tapan Banerjee, by a learned Additional Sessions Judge, Alipore. For such conviction appellant No. 1 Smt. Niharbala Banerjee was sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for 5 years and to pay a One of Rs. 1,000 in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for 1 year more and appellant No. 2 Tapan Kumar Banerjee was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 8 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 1 year more. The appellants seek to assail the said Order of conviction and sentence in this appeal.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated, the prosecution case is as under: sikha Kundu, daughter of Renuka Kundu (PW1), resident of 87 Gourbabu Road, Kanchrapara was married to accused-appellant Tapan Kumar Banerjee of 28, Spolding Road, Kanchrapara within Police Station Bijpur, in the District of 24-Parganas (N ). Before marriage Sikha (the deceased) and her mother had been working as maid servants in the house of Tapan Banerjee. Tapan and Si