JUDGMENT :

Manish Kumar, J.

1. This Criminal appeal has been filed by the appellants against the judgment and order dated 27.11.2009 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, FTC-Vth, court no. 14, Sultanpur in S.T. No. 332 of 2007 arising out of Crime No. 372 of 2007 under Sections 302/34, 498 A IPC and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 registered at Police Station-Musafirkhana, District-Sultanpur convicting the appellant Brijesh Kaushal and Smt. Nirmala and sentencing them for life imprisonment along with fine of Rs. 5000/ each, in default thereof to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months.

2. Heard Shri Maneesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellants and Shri Umesh Verma, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and perused the judgment and order passed by learned trial court as also the lower court record.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 22.05.2007, a First Information Report was lodged at 9.30 A.M. against four persons namely, Brijesh Kaushal (husband of the deceased), Smt. Nirmala (mother in law of the deceased), Ghanshayam Kaushal (father-in-law of the deceased) and Rajesh Kaushal (devar/brother-in-law of the deceased) under Sections 302/3