Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment and order dated 04.10.2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.9, Muzaffar Nagar in S.T. No. 317 of 2000 ( Case Crime No. 571/99), P.S. Kotwali, District Muzaffar Nagar, whereby the appellants have been convicted under section 302/149 IPC and 498-A IPC and each had been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs. 25,000/- each under section 302/149 IPC, 3 years' R.I. and fine of Rs. 5,000/- each under section 498-A IPC with default stipulation. Accused Dharm Das Jain had died during pendency of the appeal, hence his appeal stood abated.

2. Facts germane to the appeal are that on 11.10.1999 Sanjay Kumar s/o Sri Praduman Kumar, r/o Bartala Yadgar, Saharanpur submitted a written report in Kotwali, Muzaffar Nagar stating that his sister Alpana Jain was married about 10 years ago with Sanjeev Jain son of Dharam Das Jain, r/o 3 Rainbow, Vihar. In the marriage they had given sufficient dowry but her in-laws were not happy and in order to fetch more money, her husband Sanjeev Jain, parents in-law and both brothers in-law Ajay and Sanjeev used to beat her. Non-fulfilment of demand