Mrs. Ranjana Pandya, J. –

Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment and order dated 30.9.1992 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Unnao in S.T. No. 80/1990 (State v. Rama Shanker and Others), under Sections 498-A and 304-B I.P.C., Police Station-Kotwali, District-Unnao, whereby the accused Rama Shanker alias Ram Shanker, Mahaveer and Smt. Vidyawati were found guilty under Sections 498-A and 304-B I.P.C. and were sentenced to 3 years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 498-A I.P.C. and 10 years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 304-B I.P.C., however accused Ram Prasad was acquitted.

2. Filtering out unnecessary details, the prosecution story in brief is that a written report was lodged by Rajendra Prasad, father of the deceased stating that his daughter was married on 13.6.1987 to Rama Shanker. Sufficient dowry was given in marriage. But when the deceased came to her parental house for the first time, her husband demanded a motorcycle. When the informant said that he was financially weak, then they started demanding T.V. Due to this reason, dispute took place between both the families. On 20.5.1989 the brother of the deceased went to the matrimonial house of the decease