Mrinal Kanti Sinha, J.

1. This criminal appeal has been directed against the Judgment and Order dated 26.08.2002 and 27.08.2002 passed by Sri. M.K. Chaudhuri, W.B.H.J.S, Additional Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Howrah in Sessions Trial No. LIV (JANUARY)1998 convicting the appellants under Sections 498A/34 and 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentencing them to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- each for the offence under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, in default of payment of fine to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to suffer rigorous imprisonment for Ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- each for the offence under Sections 306/34 of the Indian Penal Code and in default of payment of fine to simple imprisonment for one year and the substantive sentences must run concurrently and the amount of fine, if realized is to be paid to the de-facto complainant Satyen Mondal, his brother Shib Sankar Mondal and their sister Smt. Krishna Das towards their compensation.

2. The prosecution case, in short, is this that the victim Jharna Ganguli was married with the accused Kripanath Ganguly on 02.03.1982 and aft