1. The present criminal appeal was preferred by Appellant Satbir Singh and his mother Parmali Devi, challenging their conviction under Section 304-B/43 IPC by the Id. Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Jagadhri vide judgment dated 1-10-2002.

2. Vide order dated 1-10-2002, the appellants were sentenced to 7 years of R. I. The sentence of the appellant No. 1 was suspended by this Court vide order dated 26-10-2004 and of appellant No.2 on 16-4-2004. During the pendency of the present appeal, appellant Parmali Devi died. As such, this appeal stands abated qua Parmali Devi.

3. Brief facts of the case, sans unnecessary details, as put forth by the prosecution are as follows. On 19-11-2000 at about 10:42 p.m. deceased Roshni Devi, aged 22 years, was admitted in a private hospital i.e. Gaba Hospital at Jagadhri, where she was brought by her husband i.e. appellant Satbir Singh. The treating doctor Dr. B. S. Gaba telephoni- cally informed the police since it was a case of suspected poisoning. Medical condition of the deceased was very serious and was deteriorating. As such Dr. B. S. Gaba, in the presence of Dr. Geeta and one Shri Anil Jaiswal, who happened to be there as an attendan