According to the prosecution she companymitted suicide by burning herself on 28.8.1989 in the house of her husband.
P/10 at Garhakota Police Station that Dashoda Bai had sustained burn injuries.
Their defence was that Dashoda Bai died on account of bursting of the stove.
Dashoda Bai hereinafter called as deceased was the daughter of Asha Ram PW 1 and Parvati Bai PW 2 .
About 10 days before the occurrence she was blessed with a son.
On 22.9.1989 Motilal lodged the F.I.R. Ex.
They were threatening that accused appellant Hajarilal would re marry.
She died on account of those injuries.
It was further stated that the father of the deceased asked Motilal to make a gift of eight acres of land in favour of the child left by the deceased and on his refusal to do so he has given a false statement to the police.
Sumatrani faced trial for alleged companymission of offence punishable under Sections 304 B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in short the IPC .
The parents of the deceased companyplained to Motilal, father of Hajarilal that their daughter was being harassed and beaten by the mother in law and the husband.
The learned second Additional Sessions Judge, Sagar, in Sessions Case No.125 of 1990, held the accused persons guilty and companyvicted each for offence punishable under Sections 304B and 498A IPC and imposed sentence of 10 years and 3 years respectively with fine of the second offence.
The accused pleaded number guilty.
Appellant along with his mother Smt.
Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Appellant calls in question legality of the judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur.
