JUDGMENT :

NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.

1. Accused persons Krishna Kumar Kulshreshtha, Sudhir Kumar Kulshreshtha and Akhilesh Kumar Kulshreshtha and Smt. Gayatri Devi Kulshreshtha were acquitted of the charges under Section 302/34 and 201 I.P.C. in Sessions Trial No. 488 of 1984 arising out of case Crime No. 495 of 1985, P.S. Loha Mandi, District-Agra by the Court of Special Judge (Economic Offences), Agra by judgment and order dated 29.4.1987, feeling aggrieved of which this State appeal has been filed.

2. The prosecution story unfolded by the FIR in brief is that Smt. Beena Kumari Kulshreshtha @ Beena Kulshreshtha, daughter of the informant-Guru Dayal Prasad was married with accused Akhilesh Kumar Kulshreshtha on 9.5.1982 and as per his capacity the informant offered dowry to the in-laws of her daughter, however, the accused persons Akhilesh Kumar Kulshreshtha-husband, Krishna Kumar Kulshreshtha-father-in-law, Smt. Gayatri Devi-mother-in-law were dissatisfied with the dowry and Smt. Bina was subjected to cruelty and harassment for demand of dowry by the aforesaid accused persons and also by her brother-in-law Sudhir Kumar Kulshreshtha. The deceased used to make complaint of these inci