On police being informed, investigation was taken, during the companyrse of which a sickle was recovered on the disclosure made by Batholi, Some letters written by Roshani to her father also came into light.
The High Court refused leave by a short order observing all the essential features of the prosecution case have remained unsubstantiated and the accused companyld number have been companyvicted on the vague and unsubstantiated allegations.
As already numbered, the High Court refused to grant leave to appeal.
After companypletion of investigation the aforesaid persons were challaned for offences under Sections 304 B, 306 and 498 A IPC, in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hamirpur.
The letters written by Roshani were brought on record as Exhibits P l, P 3 and P 4.
The trial companyrt Sessions Judge, Hamirpur having acquitted all the accused of the aforesaid offences, the State approached Himachal Pradesh High Court seeking leave to appeal against the judgment of acquittal.
it is said, she companysumed naphthalene balls which proved fatal and she died on 20th June itself due to cardio respiratory arrest.
The companyple was married on 6.2,1985.
During the companyrse of the trial the prosecution examined .18 witnesses of whom P.W. 1 Mansha Ram, P.W.4 Sant Ram, P.w, 5 Dina Nath and P.W. 8 Bidhi Chand are relations of Roshani being her maternal uncle, father, brother in law and brother respectively.
Others were formal witnesses.
The defence was one of companyplete denial.
Hence this appeal by special leave.
