CHHOTU RAM MAHTO Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) DOTH the criminal appeals arise out. of the same impugned judgment dated 07/06/2003 passed by the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbacl in Sessions Trial No. 17 of 2001 and, therefore, they were taken up and heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) THE appellant Mahanand Mahto of Cr. Appeal No. 467 of 2004 is the husband of the deceased Sudha Devi and two appellants namely Chhotu Ram Mahto and Shanti Devi of Cr. Appeal No. 796 of 2003 are the father and mother of Mahanand Mahto, i.e. the father -in -law and mother -in -law of the deceased Sudha Devi. All the aforesaid three appellants were charged for committing the offence under Sections 302, 120B, 304B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad by his impugned judgment dated 07/06/2003, acquitted the accused persons from the charges under Sections 302, 120B and 201 IPC as well as for the offence under Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act but found them guilty for the offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to undergo R. I. for a period of 10 years each.

(3.) THE defence case is of total denial of the occurrence and of false implication.