(1.) The abovenamed accused appellants have preferred this appeal against the judgment and order dated 16.11.2000 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 2, Hanumangarh in Sessions Case No. 6/98 (76/97) by which he acquitted the accused-appellants of the charge for the offence under Section 406, IPC, but convicted them for the offence under Sections 304-B and 498-A, IPC and sentenced each of them in the following manner :
(2.) The facts giving rise to this appeal, in short, are as follows :
(3.) In this appeal, the following submissions have been made by the learned counsel for the accused-appellants :