JUDGMENT :

Rakesh Mohan Pandey. J.

1. This Criminal Appeal under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. has been filed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.01.2012 passed in Sessions Trial No. 25/2010 by the learned Ist Additional Sessions Judge, Manendragarh, Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) whereby the learned trial court has convicted appellant No. 1 & 2 herein for the offence punishable under Section 304-B and 498-A of the I.P.C. and sentenced each of them under Section 304-B to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life, whereas no separate sentence has been awarded under Section 498-A of the I.P.C.

2. In Sessions Trial No. 25/2010, there were three accused persons including appellants herein. During the pendency of the trial, accused No.3 namely Kailashiya Bai @ Kailash, who was motherin- law of deceased - Devwati and wife of appellant No. 2, expired and thus, her name was deleted.

3. As per the prosecution story, marriage of appellant No.1 Jaiprakash Sahu and Devwati (deceased) was solemnized about 4 years prior to date of incident and there is one issue out of their wedlock. Appellant No.2 Bhandari Ram Sahu is father-in-law of the deceased. On 16.10.