JUDGMENT :

SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, J.

1. On 04.02.2012, Usha Sahu was found dead in her matrimonial house. On information her father and two brothers-in-law have gone to her house at Jhargaon and found her dead-body in the courtyard. In his fardbeyan which was recorded at 11:30 A.M. on 04.02.2012, Moti Lal Behra who is father of the victim has stated that his son-in-law Pradeep Sahu and his brother Yogeshwar Sahu have strangulated his daughter to death because he could not fulfill their demands of dowry. On the basis of the fardbeyan of Moti Lal Behra, Sonua P.S. Case No. 04 of 2012 was lodged under section 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code against Pradeep Sahu and Yogeshwar Sahu and after the investigation a charge-sheet was laid against them for committing dowry death of Usha Sahu. In course of investigation co-villagers of the informant, namely, Panu Sahu, Devdas Sahu and Tapan Kumar Sahu stated before the police that the accused were causing harassment and torture to Usha Sahu in various ways to compel her parents to fulfill their demands of dowry. They also stated before the police that Rs. 20,000/- was paid by father of the victim to Pradeep Sahu, her husband. Janamjay Sahu and R