JUDGMENT :

S.V. PINTO, J.

1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant State under Section 3 78(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patan (hereinafter referred to as "the learned Trial Court") in Sessions Case No. 61 of 2006 on 03.03.2007, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondents for the offence punishable under Sections 3 06 , 498-A and 114 of INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (hereafter referred to as "IPC" for short) and Sections 3 and 7 of The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter referred to as "Dowry Act" for short).

1.1 The respondents are hereinafter referred to as the accused in the rank and file as they stood in the original case for the sake of convenience, clarity and brevity.

2. The brief facts that emerge from the record of the case are as under:

2.1 That the marriage of the deceased Hetalba had taken place with the accused No. 1 around twelve months prior to the incident and the accused Nos. 2 and 3 are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of deceased Hetalba. The accused would torture and harass deceased- Hetalba to bring jewelry and money from her pare