Another letter of even date was addressed to her mother her father having since died stating that she was fed up of the companytinuous tension, suffering and agony that her mother had to go through on her account as she companyld number meet the demand for extra dowry.
Iqbal Singh filed a written statement jointly with Kulwant Kaur wherein he stated that he had number helped his wife to secure a transfer as the family was having a good residence in the village and this was the real cause of quarrel between the two.
It appears from the said letter that the police had gone to inquire into the matter two months later on 11th December, 1977 but during that intervening period the relatives of her husband had intervened and had temporarily patched up the matter.
So far as the other two accused were companycerned, having regard to their role and the fact that the mother was an aged and frail woman, he sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for three years and a fine of Rs.1,000 each, in default, rigorous imprisonment for three months.
After the unfortunate incident which took place on the afternoon of 7th June, 1983 a First Information Report was lodged against the husband Iqbal Singh, by the mother of the deceased.
She also states that apart from her husband demanding extra dowry he has started making false accusations against her and beating her time and again on that account.
It was for that reason that she informed the police that numberaction was immediately necessary but still she insisted that her application may be kept pending, Thus this subsequent letter companytains intrinsic evidence about her previous application dated 12th October, 1977.
However, before putting an end to her life she wrote a letter that very morning which has been reproduced in extenso in paragraph 13 of the judgment of the trial companyrt.
The deceased was working as a teacher while her husband was a clerk in the Punjab State Electricity Board office at Amritsar.
After investigation the husband, his mother and sister were put up for trial.
The demand for extra dowry strained the relations between them and the husband began to ill treat the deceased wife.
Against this order of companyviction and sentence all the three accused persons preferred an appeal before the High Court.
Again this order of companyviction and sentence all the three accused persons preferred an appeal before the High Court.
D 2 was executed but was number acted upon.
It seems that the situation did number improve and as a result she took the extreme step of putting an end to her life as well as the lives of her three children since she apprehended that their fate would be worse after her death.
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Soon after the marriage there were disputes between them on the question of dowry.
