1. The Criminal Appeal has arisen out of Judgment passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vellore (Fast Track Court) on 22.07.2003 in S.C. No. 205 of 2002, convicting the accused A1 and A2 for an offence under Section 498-A I.P.C. and sentencing them to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and also imposing a fine of Rs.5,000/- each in default to undergo three months rigorous imprisonment.

2. The case of the prosecution is as follows: P.W.1 Hamsa and P.W.3 Murugesans daughter is deceased Indirani. The appellants/accused A1 Chinnakannu and A2 Sampath son is Kumar. The marriage between deceased Indirani and Kumar has been performed four years prior to this incident. During the lawful wedlock, the deceased has been blessed with two daughters. The husband of the deceased Indirani was working in the Indian Army and was on camp at Rajasthan and Bangalore. During the relevant period, Kumar was on camp at Bangalore. The deceased Indirani and her two children and the appellants/accused A1 Chinnakannu and A2 Sampath were residing at Kammavanpettai. On 24.03.2001 by 7 a.m., the deceased Indirani has constrained to administer the poison to her two daughte