1. Feeling aggrieved with the judgment dated 7th June, 2002 rendered by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha (M.P.) in Sessions Trial No. 34/2002, the appellants have preferred this appeal, whereby the learned Judge while acquitting the appellants from the charge under section 302 or 302/34 of IPC and under section 304-B of IPC or 304-B/34 of IPC, has convicted the appellants for the offence punishable under section 306 of IPC and has imposed 10 years' rigorous imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs. 100/- on each of the appellants.

2. The facts, in brief, are that on 8th November, 2001, Ramkunwar Bai died due to burn injuries. The appellants are mother-in-law and husband respectively. After receiving the information, marg No. 71/01 was registered against the appellants for the offence punishable under section 304-B/34 of IPC at police station Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha. After completing the investigation, challan was filed. The case was committed and appellants have been tried for the aforesaid offence alongwith offence of murder under section 302 of IPC or 302/34 of IPC but they have been acquitted by the learned Judge from the aforementioned cha