1. This is an appeal against the judgment and order dated 13/11/1997 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sakti, District Bilspur in Sessions Trial No. 119/94 whereby the appellant has been convicted under S.304 - B of IPC and has been awarded sentence of RI for 7 years and fine of Rs. 250/-. In absence of payment of fine, another RI for 3 months has been awarded.

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case is that on 11/01/94 the deceased, Rajkumari got burn injury who was wife of this appellant. It was the case of the prosecution that she got such injury while cleaning the house by way of dusting. She was married in the year 1993-1994 itself in the month of Baisak. She went to her matrimonial home in the month of Aasad. It was the case of the prosecution that when she came to her mother's place and the deceased has told her mother that accused was demanding cycle, radio and other goods and she is being tortured by electric current and therefore she do not want to go to her in - laws place. Besides that the deceased was sent to her matrimonial home. Before a day of incident the grand mother and grandfather of the deceased also went to the place of the deceased. The place of inci