Amar Dutt, J.

1. Through the present judgment, we propose to dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 489-DBA of 2001, Criminal Appeal No. 161-SB of 2001, Criminal Revision Nos. 1245 and 1251 of 2001.

2. Arun Garg, his father Sham Lal Garg and mother Smt. Shimla Garg were tried in Sessions Case No. 29 of 13.8.1999 by the Sessions Judge, Ludhiana for offences under Sections 304-B, 498-A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, who, vide judgment dated 22.1.2001, acquitted Sham Lal Garg and Smt. Shimla Garg and convicted Arun Garg under Section 304-B, I.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo regorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/-or in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of two months.

3. No one was satisfied by the conclusion arrived at by the Sessions Judge, Ludhiana. State of Punjab filed Criminal Appeal No. 489-DBA of 2001 to challenge the acquittal of Sham Lal Garg and Smt. Shimla Garg. Arun Garg filed Criminal Appeal No. 161-SB of 2001 against his conviction and sentence recorded by the Court under Section 304-B, I.P.C. The father of the deceased Seema, Ramesh Chander Bansal had filed two separate Revision