JUDGMENT :

ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.

1. The instant Appeal has been filed by the appellants-accused persons against the judgment dated 16.12.2004, passed by learned Sessions Judge, Dehradun in Sessions Trial No. 236 of 2000, State vs. Manoj Kumar Chamoli and Others, whereby, the appellants have been convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short “IPC”) and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years for the offence punishable under Section 304B IPC; they have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC and, they have been further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “Act 1961”). All the sentences have been directed to run concurrently.

2. Briefly stated the prosecution story as it emerges from re-appreciation of the evidence on record is that the deceased Smt. Sudha was married with Ved Prakash Chamoli on 14.04.2000. The parents of th