Mr. Arvind Kumar, J.:- The appellants are the mother-in-law, father-in-law and brother-in-law respectively of deceased Baljinder Kaur, for whose murder they were tried and ultimately held guilty by the learned trial Court. They have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and each of them has been directed to pay a fine of Rs.5000/-, in default of which the defaulter is required to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for three months.

2. The prosecution case finds its origin in the statement (Ex.PD) made by Tarlochan Singh (PW5), the father of the deceased Baljinder Kaur, wherein it is mentioned that his daughter Baljinder Kaur was married with Ranjit Singh somewhere in the year 1992 and out of this wedlock two male issues are in existence. There was dispute over partition of property between his daughter and son-in-law on the one hand and mother-in-law, father-inlaw and brother-in-law i.e. the appellants on the other side. On 24.5.1999 when Ajit Singh (PW6), the brother of Baljinder Kaur had gone to her house to meet her, then Baljinder Kaur asked him to inform the parents about the teasing and maltreatment received by her at the hands of her in-laws ov