RAJIV SHARMA, J.

State has come in the appeal against judgment and order dated 25.03.2010 rendered by learned Sessions Judge, Rudraprayag in Sessions Trial No.13 of 2008 whereby the respondents-accused who were charged with and tried for the offences punishable under Sections 304-B & 498-A of IPC, have been acquitted.

2. The case of the prosecution, in a nutshell, is that PW-1 Rajeshwari-mother of the deceased had filed an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rudraprayag, stating therein that the marriage of her daughter Urmila @ Guddi was solemnized with respondent No.3-Jagdish Singh four years back according to Hindu customs and rites. Her husband-Bachan Singh was working in Delhi. They have given dowry in the marriage of her daughter according to their economic status. However, her daughter was harassed and tortured for bringing insufficient dowry by her husband including father-in-law, mother-in, elder brother and elder brother’s wife. This fact has brought to her notice by her daughter when she visited her parental house. She brought this fact to her husband at Delhi. In the month of November, 2007, her daughter was tortured for no