JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. By way of this criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC, three appellants herein have called in question legality, validity and correctness of the impugned judgment dated 31-8-2015 passed by the 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Durg in Sessions Trial No.182/2013 by which they have been convicted for offences under Sections 498A read with Section 34, 304B read with Section 34 & 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year & pay a fine of Rs. 500/- each, in default, to further undergo additional rigorous imprisonment for one month; rigorous imprisonment for ten years; and imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- each, in default, to further undergo additional rigorous imprisonment for two months, respectively.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that deceased Kavita was married to Rakesh Parde - appellant No.1 herein and the appellants used to treat her with cruelty demanding dowry. On 9-1-2013 at 10.00 a.m. in the morning, after seven years of marriage of Kavita with appellant No.1, he (appellant No.1) poured kerosene oil on the body of Kavita and set her ablaze and thereby c