The companycurrent findings were found against the appellant, however, in the interest of justice, we again carefully examined the entire evidence and documents on record.
On 9.10.1989 at about 615 p.m., Vasant P.W.8, father of the deceased, received a telegram to the effect Lata burnt seriously.
It was found that the deceased herself had sent telegrams Exhs.
313 of 1989 was registered under sections 498A and 306 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
She stated that the appellant had gone to the extent of saying that since she was so proud of the influence of her father, she should live with her father in matrimony and also said many things of that sort.
The deceased, because of companystant mental torture caused by the appellant, decided to put an end to her life.
Vidhya P.W.7 and Vasant P.W.8 are the sister and father of the deceased respectively.
The deceased had companymitted suicide in the kitchen.
The appellant, aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court, preferred this appeal.
There was a family function Jawal ceremony first head shaving ceremony of child in August 1989 at the house of the appellant.
The prosecution examined 11 witnesses in order to prove the guilt of the accused.
The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Beed companymitted the original accused to the Sessions Court, Beed to stand their trial.
She requested her parents to take care of her minor son Rohit and wanted that there should number be a shadow of the appellant on Rohit.
46 is a letter written by the deceased to her parents on 9.10.1989, just before she had companymitted suicide.
She further told her parents that her mother in law dispensed with the services of maid servants and companypelled her to do all that domestic work.
The High Court companyrectly analyzed the entire evidence on record and came to a clear finding that the prosecution has established the guilt of the appellant beyond reasonable doubt.
The defence of the appellant is that the deceased was a highly educated woman.
On 9.10.1989 at about 2.30 p.m. at Dhondipura, Beed, the deceased companymitted suicide by setting herself on fire.
She also stated in the letter that the appellant did so because he had a brother Arvind who was physically handicapped and he wanted Rohit to be like Arvind and also because the deceased loved her son Rohit intensely.
The accused persons were tried for offences punishable under sections 498A and 306 IPC.
There was companystant taunting leading to mental cruelty to the deceased by the appellant and his parents.
All guests including the parents and sisters of the deceased were invited for the ceremony.
She thought that she would have some moments of happiness, but it was number possible because of the nature of her husband the appellant herein .
The appellant original accused number 1 and his parents original accused number.
The appellant, aggrieved by the judgment of the learned IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Beed, preferred an appeal before the High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Bench.
The autopsy was performed on the dead body of the deceased on 10.10.1989.
The parents and sisters of the deceased numbericed ill treatment meted out by the appellant to the deceased on account of shortage of vegetable.
She again disclosed to her parents that the appellant and his parents used to subject her to extreme mental cruelty and torture.
She also companyplained that the appellant and her father in law used to demand the salary from her and on refusal, both of them used to frequently ask her to leave the house.
She delivered a baby boy.
The appellant had humiliated and insulted the deceased in presence of all guests and announced that he would take decision to divorce her in that very month.
The Investigating Officer prepared inquest panchnamma Exh.
Vasant P.W.8 also stated about letter Exh.46 and identified the writing of the deceased.
The appellant used to give her threats of divorcing her even in case of slight delay in withdrawing money from the bank to be given to the appellant.
Vasant P.W.8 further stated in his statement that the appellant used to companytinuously demand money and in case of delay in payment, he used to scold her.
According to the statements of Vidhya P.W.7 and Vasant P.W.8, sister and father of the deceased respectively, and Exh.
50 on 10.10.1989 at 4.00 p.m. On the basis of the first information report, Crime No.
The appellant was also companyvicted under section 306 IPC and was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and was also directed to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/ , in default of which to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months.
He used to companystantly demand money from the deceased.
She was serving as a Lecturer in Balbhim College at Beed.
However, they vacated the rental premises and started residing separately on the first floor of the ancestral house.
She was there from July 1988 to October 1988.
She disclosed to her parents that she was companystantly subjected to humiliation.
This led to extreme mental torture to the deceased.
She secured second position in the Marathwada University in the Diploma in Business Management.
She mentioned that on the last day and night, the appellant had quarrelled with her and in the morning the appellant cursed the father of the deceased.
The deceased visited her parents at Pandharpur in January 1988.
The telegram was signed by one Dodsay.
The deceased wrote in the letter that she was an unlucky girl.
She had also passed Diploma in Higher Education.
However, the appellant was a junior lawyer and number settled in the practice of law.
She was over ambitious.
They reached Beed at 2.15 a.m. on 10.10.1989.
Vasant P.W.8 stated that at the time of Jawal ceremony in 1989, the appellant scolded the deceased because of shortage of vegetable and food in the presence of everyone.
16 of the dead body of the deceased on 10.10.1989.
She also disclosed to her parents that the appellant used to tell her that a number of beautiful girls were after him.
Vasant P.W.8 went to the police station and lodged the first information report Exh.
The deceased was brought back to the ancestral house against her wishes.
As per the appellant, the deceased was frustrated in life because her dreams were number fulfilled and ultimately she had companymitted suicide.
The Investigating Officer sent the dead body for autopsy.
The deceased again visited her parents in May 1988.
It is an admitted position that the appellant was a junior lawyer and number settled in practice.
In response to the telegram, the parents of the deceased rushed to Beed.
The charge sheet was submitted against the appellant and his parents in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Beed.
She again visited at Pandharpur on third occasion for the purpose of delivery in July 1988.
She had obtained distinction in Masters of Science M.Sc.
These companyments led to severe mental torture.
The deceased Lata after marriage resided with the appellant.
Brief facts which are necessary to dispose of the appeal are recapitulated as under The appellant was married to the deceased Lata on 9.11.1987.
She companyplained that the appellant asked her number to spend her salary, otherwise he would divorce her.
It was number a happy marriage from its very inception.
Sushma P.W.6 is the next door neighbour.
The deceased was a highly qualified woman.
She was doing Bachelor of Education B.Ed.
In the instant case, the first information report was lodged by Vasant P.W.8 which fully stands companyroborated to the prosecution case.
The appellant and the deceased took a residential quarter on rent and stayed there for three weeks.
She specifically stated that the appellant had harassed her so much that it would number be possible for her to live with him any more.
She stated in the letter that the appellant deliberately twisted the leg of Rohit his small son and broke his bone.
Vidhya P.W.7 went to the post office and made enquiry.
The appellant was living in a joint family with his parents.
She wanted all the luxuries of life.
His income was too meager to fulfill the dreams of the deceased.
The deceased had 100 burns.
The appellant admitted that he was demanding money from the deceased for the purpose of their maintenance and number for bad vices.
46, it is abundantly clear that the appellant companystantly used to give threats of divorce.
Do number companye with Rohit for his insecurity.
The deceased also stated in the letter that the appellant used to say that there would be a row of girls number for marriage with him.
He prepared spot panchnamma Exh.
She further stated in the letter that it is one thing of number earning money and another to frequently dishonour and to give trouble to the deceased and her son Rohit.
In his statement, he stated that the appellant was companystantly demanding money from the deceased and he also prohibited the deceased from spending money even from her salary and used to threaten her to divorce her.
One unknown boy informed Vidhya P.W.7 that the deceased had visited the post office at 1 p.m. on 9.10.1989.
at the time of companymission of the offence.
They saw the companypletely burnt dead body of the deceased in the hospital.
35 to 37 to her father Vasant P.W.8, to her sister Vidhya P.W.7 and to her parental uncle at Kolhapur.
