( 1 ) THIS Judgment shall dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 254 of 1992 and Criminal Appeal No. 256 of 1992 filed by Ratanlal and Shantabai and Ravindra separately aggrieved by the Judgment, dated, 9-6-1992, passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge Ujjain in S. T. No. 106 of 1990. Whereby the appellants have been convicted for committing the offences under Sections 306 and 304b of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing each of them to 10 years R. I. for committing the offence under Section 304b and 7 years R. I. with a fine of Rs. 200/- each under Section 306, I. P. C. and failing to pay the fine, sentence of one month's S. I. Both the sentences are directed to run concurrently.

( 2 ) THE facts leading to this appeal in short are that the police Jiwajigang submitted a charge-sheet before the competent Magistrate against the present appellants under Section 304b and 306, IPC. who committed the case to the court of session. In the sessions court charges under Section 304b and 306, I. P. C. were framed against the appellants, who abjured guilt. After the trial, the lower court convicted and sentenced the appellants as above. Hence this appeal. ( 3 ) ACCORDING to the prosecution