M. Jeyapaul, J.(Oral)

1. All the three accused, who were convicted for the offence under Section 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to undergo seven years rigrous imprisonment for the only offence under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code, have preferred the present appeal.

2. The brief case of the prosecution is as follows:

a) Subhash Chander was the father of the deceased Manisha. Deceased Manisha was married to the first accused Harish Kumar on 14.1.1992. The second accused Krishan Kumar was the brother-in-law and third accused was the mother-in-law of the deceased Manisha. Dowry was given according to the financial status of Subhash Chander. However, the accused were not happy with the dowry given at the time of marriage. There was a demand of gold jewellery after two months of marriage. For the satisfaction of the accused, two pairs of ear rings and a ring were given by PW8 to them. The accused having been not satisfied with the dowry given continued their demand for more dowry. A male child was born to Manisha in the month of November 1992. Gifts were given during the occasion of birth of the child to Manisha but the accused were not satisf