1. The appeal is preferred by the State against the acquittal of the respondents/accused from the charges under Section 498(A), 304(B) r/w 34 I.P.C.

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case is as follows:

2.(a) PW-1 is mother of the deceased Banurekha. PW-10 is father of the deceased and PW-2 is the sister of the deceased. The deceased was given marriage to A1 who belongs to Coimbatore. A2 and A3 are father and mother of A1 respectively. Before marriage, the accused demanded Rs. 10 lakhs, Car and 100 sovereigns of gold. However, PWs. 1 and 10 stated that they cannot give Rs. 10 lakhs, but they prepared to do whatever given to their elder daughter during her marriage. For their elder daughter they have given 100 sovereigns of gold jewels, a Car and 50% of the marriage expenses. Accused were accepted the offer and insisted PWs. 1 and 10 to perform the marriage in a grand manner. Accordingly betrothal was solemnised on 3.9.2004. Thereafter, one week prior to the marriage, 3rd accused demanded Rs. 1,25,000/- from PW-1 for decorating the room. Subsequently, marriage was solemnised on 15.11.2004.

(b) After marriage, the accused and deceased were taken to PW-1's house. The accused informed PW-1 that around 25 persons would be coming to their house. However, for the accused side nobody has come. At the time of marriage, 100 sovereigns of jewel, seer articles were given to the deceased. Rs. 10 lakhs was also spent for Marriage expenses by PWs. 1, 2 and 10. Two days after the marriage, the girl and the bridegroom were sent to the matrimonial home. Thereafter, the accused also complaining that the gold jewels were lesser weight than they accepted. When PW-1 went to the house of accused, they treated her without any respect. Whenever they visited the accused house, they never allowed the deceased to speak with their parents. In the matrimonial home, she lost her weight. When they enquired the deceased, she informed that the accused demanded Rs. 10 lakhs and she was subjected to cruelty. During Pongal, the accused have demanded Rs. 10,000/-. Accordingly, PW-1 gave Rs. 10,000/- micro woven and other seers. In the month of March, 10 sovereigns of gold jewel were also given to the deceased.

(c) Thereafter, during the Wedding Day function of A2 and A3, PW-1 and family members were participated. 3 days after that function, 3rd accused informed to PW-1 that the deceased was admitted in the hospital. When PW-1 went to the hospital, A3 was scolding the deceased. Thereafter, they took the deceased to Karaikudi. In the month of May, the deceased talked over the phone to PW-1 and told that the accused were demanding Rs. 10 lakhs and car and they were treating her cruelly. After two days of that incident, she was admitted in the hospital and she has also become very thin. The accused demanded Rs. 10 lakhs of money repeatedly and due to that the deceased lost lot of her weight. After the treatment, the deceased was taken to the house of PW-1. There also she was subjected to cruelty by her husband and in-laws. On the date of death also, there was a phone call from A1. After 10 minutes, the deceased committed suicide by hanging herself. Thereafter, PW-1 and others went to the police station and PW-1 lodged complaint Ex.P.1. She has also given statement Ex.P.2 before the Tahsildar. The Saree which was used by the deceased for hanging was marked as M.O.1.

(d) PW-2 is sister of deceased and daughter of PWs. 1 and 10. PW-3 is friend of deceased. PW-3 deposed that the deceased told to her with regard to the cruelty by the accused in connection with the dowry of Rs. 10 lakhs in her matrimonial home. PW-4 is medical officer attached to the Apollo First Med Hospital. He has given treatment to the deceased on 26.4.2005 for the breathing problem and referred to her psychiatrist Gowtham Doss on the same day and was discharged on 27.4.2005. Discharge Summary is Ex.P.3 PW-5 is medical officer attached to Surya Hospitals examined the deceased on 23.6.2005 at ab