JUDGMENT

A. S. NAIDU, J. — The three appellants related as father and sons aged about 72 years, 51 years and 37 years respectively, have been convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for committing murder of Charulata Das, wife of Rabindra Das, who is the son of appellant No. 1-Prafulla Das, in furtherance of their common intention by pouring Kerosene and setting fire on her body. The learned Sessions Judge, Mayurbhanj in S. T. Case No. 3 of 1996 held the accused persons guilty and convicted them thereunder and sentenced each of the accused per¬sons to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. The said order is impugned in this appeal.

2. Bereft of all unnecessary details, the short facts as unfolded by the prosecution, are as follows :

In or about June, 1993 the deceased-Charulata Das married Rabindra (P.W.1). After marriage, Charulata stayed in her in- law’s house and once in a while visited her parents along with her husband. On May 25, 1994, at about 7 A.M. accused-Kali Charan Das along with two others, came in a Car and disclosed to the parents of Charulata that their daughter had set fire to her own body and some portions of her wearing apparel