U.C. Dhyani, J.

PW1 Suresh Singh wrote a complaint to Sub Divisional Magistrate, Lansdowne, District Pauri Garhwal on 29.04.1999 against Anoop Singh, Dheeraj Singh and Smt Sushma Devi, which was registered on the self same day at 4:00 P.M., as case crime no. 1/99 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 201 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. After the investigation, charge-sheet was submitted against the accused persons, namely, Anoop Singh and Dheeraj Singh. The case was committed to the Court of Sessions. When the prosecution opened it’s case, charges for the offence punishable under Section 304B read with Section 34 I.P.C., Section 498-A IPC read with Section 34 I.P.C. and Section 201 I.P.C. read with Section 34 I.P.C. were framed against the accused persons, who pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

2. PW1 Suresh Singh, PW2 Subhash Chandra Singh, PW3 Smt. Kusum Devi, PW4 Sultan Singh, PW5 Jogendra Singh and PW6 Prem Raj were examined on behalf of the prosecution. Incriminating evidence was put to the accused persons under Section 313 Cr. P.C., in reply to which they said that they were falsely implicated in the case. DW1 Jagdish S