N.K. Kapoor, J. - The challenge here is to the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, dated 4th July, 1989, whereby appellants Jamna Kaur and Kartar Kaur were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- each or in default thereof to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as under :-

"Accused Chanda Singh (since acquitted), his wife Jamna Kaur, their daughter Kartar Kaur and Babli (since acquitted) their near relative, entered into conspiracy on 27th March, 1988, at about 5 p.m. at the house of Kartar Kaur in Basti Mithu, Jalandhar, to commit the murder of Kuldip Kaur, daughter in law of Kartar Kaur and that in pursuance of that conspiracy murder of Kuldip Kaur was committed by Jamna Kaur and Kartar Kaur by putting her on fire after sprinkling kerosene oil on her in a room of the house which was closed from outside. Kuldip Kaur succumbed to the injuries in Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, on 12th May, 1988."

3. The First Information Report Exhibit PE/4 was registered on the basis of the dying