SURESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment shall dispose of Criminal Appeal No. 164-DB of 1998 filed by the accused-appellants Rajesh Kumar, Suresh Kumar and Krishna Devi (hereinafter referred to as 'the accused') and Criminal Appeal No. 500- DBA of 1998 filed by the State of Haryana against the acquittal of the accused Rajesh Kumar and Suresh Kumar under Section 304-B IPC.

(2.) RAJESH Kumar (husband) and Suresh Kumar (husband's brother) were convicted under Section 498-A IPC, and Krishna Devi (mother-in-law) was convicted under Section 304-B IPC, vide judgment dated 25/26.3.1998 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar, and sentenced as under :

(3.) THE present case also relates to a sordid story of an unfortunate bride who could not pass good time at her in-laws' house and with the intervention of the Panchayat, she started living separate with her husband. The in-laws became out-laws and having felt annoyed, even went there, beat her and burnt her to death.