JUDGMENT :

RAMESH SINHA, J.

1. The above two criminal appeals have been preferred against the judgment and order dated 4.9.2012 passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge, Court No. 7, Moradabad in S.T. No. 1094 of 2008 convicting and sentencing the appellants Satish Kumar Verma and Rinki Verma @ Poonam Verma under section 302/34 I.P.C. for imprisonment of life and fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine one year further R.I.

2. As the above mentioned two criminal appeals have been preferred against the same judgment and order, hence the same are heard and decided together by this common judgment.

3. The prosecution case as emerges out from the F.I.R. is that a written report was given by one Girish Verma (hereinafter referred to as ‘the informant’) to the concerned police station alleging that his sister, namely, Smt. Manju Verma (hereinafter referred as ‘the deceased’) was married to appellant Satish Kumar Verma resident of Parsadi Lal Road Chowk, Tadi Khana, police station Civil Line, District Moradabad and from their wedlock two sons an d one daughter were born. One Rinki Verma wife of Sanjay @ Banti resident of Buddhi Vihar, police station Majhola, district Mo