2004 Supp 3 SCR 442 The following Order of the Court was delivered The appellants challenge the order of companyviction and sentence passed against them by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala which was companyfirmed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
The first appellant was companyvicted under Sections 304 B and 201 IPC and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years respectively.
But the defence witness examined in the case deposed that Shinder Kaur was taken initially to a private doctor and as per his instructions she was taken to another government hospital but on the way she died.
The second appellant was found guilty under Section 201 IPC and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years.
It was alleged that the first appellant, the husband, wanted more dowry and started harassing her so she left her matrimonial home and started staying with her perents.
The police registered a case and started investigation and during investigation it was revealed that the accused had disposed off the dead body on 13.10.1988 itself by cremating the body.
On the side of the prosecution PW 1 to PW 8 were examined and on the defence side D W 1 Tara Singh was examined.
On 22.10.1988, PW 2 came to know that his daughter Shinder Kaur was burnt to death.
It is also important to numbere that the deceased left the house of husband as she companyld number bear the miserable life in his house and there was a panchayat also to settle the dispute.
Then at the intervention of the local panchayatdars a settlement was effected and about two months prior to her death, she left her parents house and again started staying with the appellant Dhian Singh.
Shinder Kaur the daughter of PW 2 was married to the first appellant Dhian Singh about two and a half years prior to her death.
The first appellant did number inform the matter to the police and the body was cremated without any Information being given to the police.
He immediately went to the police station and gave Information to the police.
After the marriage Shinder Kaur stayed with her husband for about one year.
The incident happened on 13.10.1988.
The second appellant was residing near to the residence of first appellant.
