Mool Chand Garg, J.

1. This judgment shall dispose of the aforesaid two appeals, filed by Rajiv Narula (hereinafter referred to as the first appellant) and by his mother Smt. Sunita Narula (hereinafter referred to as the second appellant) mother-in-law of deceased Suman Narula, who was married to the first appellant according to Hindu rites and customs on 22.11.87 and died an unnatural death by committing suicide on 23.8.88.

2. The appellants have assailed the impugned judgment dated 6.9.1997 and the order of sentence dated 9.9.97 whereby the Additional Sessions Judge has convicted both of them under Section 498A/306/34 IPC and sentenced them to undergo R.I. for 5 years besides payment of fine of Rs. 2000/- each and in default of payment of fine to undergo S.I. for 3 months under Section 306/34 IPC. Under Section 498A they have been sentenced to undergo R.I. for 2 years besides payment of fine of Rs. 1,000/- each and in default of payment of fine to further undergo S.I. for 2 months with benefit of Section 428 Cr.P.C. Both the appellants are on bail. According to them they have been falsely implicated in this case by the parents of the deceased as there is no evidence agai