1. As per prosecution evidence, Mst. Savitri Devi (deceased) was married to the appellant in the year 1980. After about four years of this marriage, she was brought to Civil Hospital Rohtak at about 2.30 a.m. on 31st July, 1984 and a ruqa Ex. PK was sent by the doctor at 3.30 a.m. to the In charge, Police Post, Medical College, Rohtak. At about 7.10 a.m. the same day, she succumbed to her injuries and another ruqa Ex. PL was sent by the doctor to the said Police Post. During enquiry, no cognizable case was made out and the proceedings were almost dropped. On 3rd Aug., 1984, statement of Kashmiri Lal, son of Aru Singh Arora, resident of 280, Ward No. 12, Mohalla Kassiwala, Hissar, was recorded and the same is Ex. PE. According to this statement the prosecution story was that Kashmiri Lal had three brothers, the eldest of them being Nand Kishore, the one younger to him was Bhagwan Dass and the next was Hukam Chand. Kashmiri Lal was the youngest. Mst. Savitri Devi, aged about 21 years, was the younger sister of Kashmiri Lal. After her marriage to the appellant, a daughter was born to them and was about three years of age at the time of occurrence. Mst. Savitri Devi was pregnan