J.S.Sekhon, J.

1. Mst. Nirmal Kaur deceased was married with Amarjit Singh about 8-1/2 years prior to this occurrence. Mst. Iqbal Kaur accused is her mother-in-law while Mst. Harjit Kaur is the husbands brother. All the accused persons alongwith the deceased and aforesaid Amarjit Singh used to reside in village Bahadurpur jointly. Sarwan Singh father of the deceased resided at Delhi. The deceased was blessed with two sons and a daughter out of her cohabitation with her husband Amarjit Singh. The accused were not satisfied with the dowry given by Sarwan Singh PW on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Mst. Nirmal Kaur deceased and used to harass her on this score. On the occasion of the marriage of Mst. Harjit Kaur accused, Mst. Nirmal Kaur was forced to fetch Rs. 4,000/- her father Sarwan Singh PW. This money was paid by Sarwan Singh with the hope that these accused would treat his daughter nicely. Again on the occasion of the marriage of Inderjit Singh accused, a demand of Rs. 5,000/- was satisfied by Sarwan Singh PW on the same hope of rehabilitation of his daughter in a proper and nice manner. Sarwan Singh PW later on demanded the refund of this amount but the ac