Lal Bahadur son of Jagnu, Ram Sajiwan son of Lal Bahadur, Ram Pyarey son of Lal Bahadur and Smt. Sonawati wife of Lal Bahadur filed this appeal against the judgment and order dated 07.09.1993, passed by III Additional Sessions Judge, Unnao In Sessions Trial No.148 of 1991, convicting the appellants under Sections 306 I.P.C. and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and further convicting them under Section 498-A I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and under Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act sentencing to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.

During pendency of appeal, appellant no.1, Lal Bahadur and appellant no.4, Smt. Sonawati died and appeal abated against them by Court order dated 25.07.2012.

The prosecution case in brief is that the informant, Shiv Prasad Shahu on 27.09.1990, at about 15.10 hours filed a written report at Police Station-Ajgain, District-Unnao alleging therein that father-in-law (Lal Bahadur i.e. the appellant no.1 herein, since dead) of her daughter (Smt. Kushma Devi) taken her to his house on 25.09.1990, but in the night of 26/27.09.1990 all the accused persons set fire his dau