( 1 ) THIS common order will dispose of the three applications Nos. 1544, 1547 and 1624 of 2004 filed by appellants Sh. Sudhir Aggarwal, Sh. Sunil Jain, Sh. Madan Mohan Aggarwal and Alok Aggarwal in their appeals for suspension of sentence during the pendency of their appeals. All the applicants (appellants) are related to each other and have been convicted and sentenced vide judgment dated 27th September, 2004 for offences under Section 498-A/304-B IPC read with Section 34 of IPC to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in case of default to a further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

( 2 ) IT all started with the suicide committed by 23 year old commerce graduate Anjali at the residence of her father just one day after the marriage with applicant Alok Aggarwal on 5th November, 1995. An FIR No. 256/1995 was lodged by the bride s father on 6. 11. 1995 leading to prosecution of applicants under Section 498a/304b read with Section 34 IPC. In this it was inter-alia alleged that though agreed dowry of certain articles/items/cash was given on Vidai, the bride s in laws, Nand (husband s sister) and Behnoi (Sunil Kumar) alongwith Jeth (Sudhir Kumar) insisted a