Hari Shankar Prasad, J.

1. This criminal appeal is directed against the judgment dated 27th March, 1999 and order of sentence dated 31st March, 1999 passed in Sessions Trial No. 311/1996, whereby learned 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribag held the appellants guilty under Section 304B/34, IPC and sentenced them to undergo R.I. for 10 years.

2, The case of the prosecution in brief is that Mangal Mahto submitted a report before the officer-in-charge, Barkagaon Police Station stating therein that his daughter Sarita Kumari was married with one Suresh Mahto in the year 1993 in which sufficient dowry was given. After solemnisation of marriage his daughter remained six months in her matrimonial home and there was cordial relation between his daughter and son-in-law Suresh but subsequently there was a demand of rupees ten thousand from the daughter of the informant. The informant could not make the payment due to his poor condition which led to torture upon his daughter in various ways and she was even turned out from her matrimonial home. The informant made efforts for reconciliation but he failed and the appellant pressed for payment of rupees ten thousand. The informant took