{"id":26713,"date":"2010-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-kamakshipalya-vs-byregowda-on-1-december-2010"},"modified":"2015-06-13T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T15:47:13","slug":"state-by-kamakshipalya-vs-byregowda-on-1-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/state-by-kamakshipalya-vs-byregowda-on-1-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"State By Kamakshipalya vs Byregowda on 1 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
State By Kamakshipalya vs Byregowda on 1 December, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao K.N.Keshavanarayana<\/div>\n
 \n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE W DAY OF DECEMBER. 2010\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE KSREEDHAR \n\nAND\n\nTHE I-IONBLE MR. JUSTICE K.Nf:\u00a7EsHA'JAAiARA%kANA.E: \" ~ \n\nCRL.A.NO.705 CE 2:305} '\n\nCRL.A. NO;E3_6'---QF  A \nCRL.A. NO.705 OF 2o_o5:\u00ab  J %\n\nBETWEEN:-\n\nState  Katnzikshf\"pa]y&..P01iCe Station,\nBar1g}':11\"0_re--. '      ' '\n\n * ' _ \"    APP\u20ac11\u00ab':1T1t\n[By Sri  San1p-ar1gi.:*a\ufb01}aiah, HCGP)\n\nV'  'S\/\"o,_VSr'1~wAEgghwarappa,\n. '-.,Aged\";a_bQi:t 29 years,\nA  Kottig\u00e9palya,\n\" M\u00e9igadi Main Road.\nBzxngalore.\n\n\" --. _':KCn1pamm21,\nW\/0. Sri Eshwarappa,\nAged about 54 years,\n\n\n\n \n\nix.)\n\nKottigepalya.\nMagadi Main Road.\nBangalore.\nRespondents\n(By Sri Hashmath Pasha, Advocate)\n\nThis C1'l.A. is filed U\/s.378(l) 8;: (3) of \n\nthe State 13.13. for the State praying that thyis._4H.or1'i3le..\nCourt may be pleased to grant leave to \ufb01le-'an \nagainst the judgment dated 30.12.2004 passvedifey the\u00bb _ \nAddl. SJ. & 130., Fast Track C0_L1rt__--IV, _-Bar1gajloreVC1ty=, '\nin S.C.No.175\/99 -- acquitting the RespoI1_derl--t.\/Aoeusled7\nNo.1 for the offence punishable 7U\/ 3304-0013  \nacquitting the Respondent\/Acci1.sed No,..1?._ for ':the \noffences punishable U\/Ss.3'04\u00bb.B of\"I~33C and U._'\/'s;49:8~A = 0\n\nof IPC and U\/Ss.3 and 4 or-.p\".P. Aet.~._T'he'Appel1ant--\nState prays that the above orcl.erA'n1ay_be set-a_s1'cHie.\n\nCRL.A. No.56 or 2005:\"-'7   '\n\nByre Gowda,\" _ V _\nS\/o. Eshwarappag  .\nAged.gabo~ut 28 years, _\n\n f V 2'  R\/at Ko.tti\u00a7\u00a7CPa1Ya. \"\"\" \"\n';_ Magaci 1., Vl\\\/lair; 'R(_)a.d.\ne s-B'a.i3g31Q'i    \n\nN'ow--R\/ at \nII1'1d,Mai.r 1 road,\n\n-- V Vlnaxyalianagar,\n'-Kamakshipalya.\n\nA ':jBangalore -- 560 079.\n\n--   Hashmath Pasha, Advocate)\n\nAppellant\n\n\n\n \n\nAND:w\n\nState of Karnataka,\nBy Karlmkshipaiya Police Station.\nBangalore City.\n\n(By Sri NS. Sampangiramaiah, HCGP},\n\nThis Cr1.A. is \ufb01led U\/s.3713L{2]'.--'.A_ozf: clrj\u00e9ylef. bynllyythd.\n\nAdvocate for the Appella__1fit.,{Acci1sed._  'the * L'\n\nJudgement dated 30.12.2004 gassed byth.e_Addl\u00a7. S.J. a\nP.O.. Fast Track coda-'iv.  s.od.'Nd.175\/99\nM convicting the Appe'llantLfAee'used- the offences\npunishable U\/s_.:4Qt3wA;'of  4 of D.P. Act\nand senteneying\u00e9  tfot diyears and to pay a\n\ufb01ne of Rs. 1n0o.tdo',;p\/V;,tl\"'ndI:\"dl\u00e9eiad1t  wundergo st. for 6\nInonth\u00a73.V\"fo'r'eAtlevi.e  U\/s.498mA of EPC,\nand senteilseinglltiin R.I. for 5 years and to\npay a fineof  default to undergo S.l. for I\nyears: 'forpthe d\ufb01fe:n\u00a2e punishable U\/s.3 of op. Act, and\n\n'l V. 'fu\u00e9rtherisentencingv to undergo R1. for 8 months and\n\n to    1 .000\/M in default to undergo SI. for\n\n   offence punishable U\/s.-4 of [).P. Act.\n\nll _ All the sfentehces shall run Concurrently. The Appellant\n\n3\"\"'\"'.__V\"Aeeused_.pray that the above order may be set aside.\n\n    \"These appeals are Coming for hearing on this day,\n   KESHAVANARAYANA, J ., delivered the following:\n\n\n\n \n\n4\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
These two appeals, one by the State and the ‘other<\/p>\n
by the Accused No.1 are directed against  <\/p>\n
and order dated 30.12.2004 passed <\/p>\n
Officer. Fast, T rack Court}:~’IV,\u00bb   jBuangAa1ore., ‘  <\/p>\n
S.C.No. 175\/ 1999. Therefore; .they0″we’I”e heard.’  <\/p>\n
and are being disposed of by\n<\/p>\n
2. The appeliant   9005 was
\naccused No.1 in_SC No, by the<\/p>\n
judgment -of conv’icAtioyn”~anvd order of sentence convicting<\/p>\n
him for theoffence under Section 498~A IPC<\/p>\n
 and.\u00ab.$eci:ioI1s 0’93 of the DP. Act and sentencing<\/p>\n
 hirn.oVto.Vi:nde’1′;_;o imprisonment and also to pay fine.<\/p>\n
 is by the State questioning the<\/p>\n
 legaiity correctness of the order acquitting the<\/p>\n
 ttfacciuseeddtt No.1 and his mother\u00abAccused No.2 for the<\/p>\n
  punishable under section Z304-\u00abB IPC and<\/p>\n
acquit.t.ing accused No.2 for the offence puriishabie<\/p>\n
under Section 4.~98~A IPC and Sections 3 and <\/p>\n
DP. Act.\n<\/p>\n
3. Accused No} is the husband K”\n<\/p>\n
No.2 is the mother–in~\u00a3aw of ;’dAeC1e_as’ed?Bha.gya1nma{.i<\/p>\n
daughter of PW1~Channego.yifd.a. Their.  was ” it<\/p>\n
solernnized on 12.11.1995g,..—–it”-_is-~.,_the””ease_r\u00a7of the
\nprosecution that  to.__i=theV”eliinarriage, during<\/p>\n
negotiation the     dowry of<\/p>\n
negotiation,’ that dowry of Rs.25000\/ — in<\/p>\n
cash andigoldvv be given to the bridegroom.<\/p>\n
 xvhileigold ” jurnuki has to be given to the<\/p>\n
 bride, AbocLit.:t”n1fee days prior to the marriage, PW1 gave<\/p>\n
 ‘– to the accused and at the time of<\/p>\n
{the um.ar;:iaVge goid ring to the bridegroom and goid<\/p>\n
A {“ornament.s to the bride were given. After the marriage<\/p>\n
 the deceased st.art.ed to lead married Eife with the<\/p>\n
(3<\/p>\n
accused in Kottigepalya. F or few months she was looked<\/p>\n
after well. ‘i’hei’eafi:er the accused started coercin.–g”i*Q<\/p>\n
bring further dowry of Rs.25000\/~ from her  V’<\/p>\n
in that regard they subjectedg”hery to  <\/p>\n
harassment. both physically This<\/p>\n
being informed by the deceasedto h\u00e91~..fat1\u00a7\u00a2;~ ‘other ll<\/p>\n
relatives. However she:”could;not: with’*thel further
\ndemands made by the  prior to
\nthe death, thereilygfgis  of the cruelty
\nand  wherein the
\nAccused  would look after her
\nwell. Howev.ef,  cruelty and harassment<\/p>\n
to theydecelasVedv….On”.llI:9.l998 at about 9 am. PW}<\/p>\n
‘ V. “w\u00e9entlitofiihe’ housev\ufb02of accused to invite the deceased<\/p>\n
   At: that time. also the deceased<\/p>\n
ifll;O’i71Ilf3{Cl’l.3Vl\\lVAl about the coercion by the accused for<\/p>\n
ll”4″xi:”fIirt.her”.dowry of Rs.25,000\/~. However. PW1 informed<\/p>\n
ll . ‘her-tl’1at he does not have money and later went to other<\/p>\n
  -~re1at.iVes’ house to invite them for the festival. At about<\/p>\n
7.00 pm. on the same day when he was waiting near<\/p>\n
the bus stand of Kottigepaiya, his other daughter’<\/p>\n
Geetha. who was staying with her husband in ‘<\/p>\n
behind the house of the aCCused;”‘e:–2.me–‘_’ ar1d”i~i.nfo’rm’ed’v.,<\/p>\n
him that Bhagyammamthe deceased  sustained <\/p>\n
injuries and She has Vbeieim take_n’   00<\/p>\n
Immediately. PW1 went to<"hospita_l. arid"*found his
\ndaughter in an unconsei_ous—Vecivnditioddbb T hereafter, at<\/p>\n
about 1.30     Bhagyamrna<\/p>\n
succumbed'  about 4.30 pm. on<\/p>\n
12.09. 1908';   eomVp'1'aVint which was reduced
\ninto   based on EXPZ, ease in<\/p>\n
Crime .No.4(:S'7 192:8 0for""the offences punishabie under<\/p>\n
 "SeC"ti.ens'v498&~A aitidiieozre IPC and 3 and 4 of 1119. Act<\/p>\n
L-Came' regist.ered and investigation was taken up.<\/p>\n
As the of the deceased had occurred within 7<\/p>\n
  "years  the date of marriage, the poiiee requested the<\/p>\n
 _ T\u00e9litilsza Executive Magistrate to conduct inquest.<\/p>\n
  .,eA.:i:<:o1~di11giy, the Taiuka Executive Magistrate conducted<\/p>\n
inquest over lil"1\u20ac dead body. Thereafter. the deadfsody<\/p>\n
was subjected to Post l\\\/Iortem examination.
\nwho conducted the PM examination opiiield, t.hfat"the–
\ndeath was due to shock as a result'o.f7l)u:rn_inj:.i:r1es. <\/p>\n
Thereafter, during inVestigat.ion4.7.Astat6m\u00a7t;t':..5f <\/p>\n
witnesses were 1'\u20acCOI'(l\u20acClll*   "were
\napprehended. After  charge
\nsheet came to bep\ufb01led.   pleaded not
\nguilty for the   and claimed
\nto be tried. to prove the guilt of
\nthe   PW1O and relied on
\ndocumentary "'i"–AIl:1l'ai"'l.1(ec1 at Exs.P1 to P9. The<\/p>\n
defehgee of the"\u00bbaoenseC. is one of total denial and that of<\/p>\n
  lt was their further defence that since<\/p>\n
 not conceived for about 3 years after<\/p>\n
.V thellmarria\u00e9e and since she was also suffering from
\nu oai1ee1', was highly disgusted in life and she had<\/p>\n
.l   inte-rest in life. in this background. she oornmitted<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
suicide by dousirig herself with kerosene and setting<\/p>\n
herself ablaze.\n<\/p>\n
4. The learned Sessions Judge  <\/p>\n
both sides and on assessment of oral:-rand ‘doC_umeritar}go_t f<\/p>\n
evidence held that though thehdeathdddofdtiie
\noccurred within 7 years of  Hiarriage
\nand death was due tvo'”–hurri.s , on record
\ndoes not estabiish ibeen subjected
\nto cruelty  dowry soon
\nbefore   under Section 304-8
\nis not the accused. Consequently.\n<\/p>\n
the learned’-.Sessions._Ju.dge acquitted both the accused<\/p>\n
 ‘  of  charges tor” t.h.e\u00abvoffences punishable under Section<\/p>\n
_i_.30<i;3  regard to the other charges, the<\/p>\n
 Judge heid that the prosecution has<\/p>\n
V'-\u00bb.utter1'y_'fai3ed to prove the guilt of Accused No.2 for any<\/p>\n
 charges, therefore. acquitted her of ail the<\/p>\n
 __charges. However having regard to the evidence on<\/p>\n
record. the learned Sessions Judge held that the
\nprosecution has proved the guilt of Accused No.1 forhthe<\/p>\n
oflences punishable under Section 4.~98eA and <\/p>\n
3 and -4} of DP. Act. Consequently. convicted'-<\/p>\n
No.1 for those offences and ser1t.e<o'(:ed\u00abhi'_rn -i14ridelrgo'i'.,, <\/p>\n
imprisonnient and also to pay finellforlihose lofferices';  <\/p>\n
5. Being aggrieved  the’   of
\nconviction and orderVot:i7serlteric.e.’*~\u00bb.A.ccu_ged No.1 is in
\nappeal. Being   of Accused
\nNos.l and _2~    ._urj.–de1;l:lSection 30\/\u00abLB IPC
\nand also ”   No.2 for the other<\/p>\n
offences, th\u00abe_VlState._1s71r’1appeal.<\/p>\n
  Vile  Sri Hashmath Pasha. learned<\/p>\n
 for the accused and Sri<\/p>\n
 _ N.5:8aniparigira1ne1i_a1″1, learned HCGP for the State. We
\niiiaxre  the records, carefully examined the oral
\n  ariddocumentary evidence and also read the judgment<\/p>\n
 “‘1′.’1lI1d\u20ac*.I’ appeal.\n<\/p>\n
‘7. The points that arise for our Considera_tion<\/p>\n
‘r1I’\u20acI<\/p>\n
i) Whether the learned Sessioilsif:.:Judge:l V’<\/p>\n
justified in convicting -‘the \u00abAee.us_eldl  – for <\/p>\n
the offences punishable’.udi’:dAe1′ Seetion <\/p>\n
IPC and Sections  -4: of<\/p>\n
ii] Whether   is
\njustified in   No.1 for the
\noffenicieilfpuri.1shal51e”‘und’erSeetion 304-8 IPC<\/p>\n
 no.2 of all the<\/p>\n
‘  against her?\n<\/p>\n
iii) lliwhvetherlthejudgment under appeal suffers
\nperversity or illegality calling for<\/p>\n
 .i”nterferenc:e by this court?\n<\/p>\n
8,'”:. There is no dispute that the deceased
\n  “‘d:V’Bvhag’~yamma, daughter of PW] and elder sister of PW3<\/p>\n
 Wwas married to Accused No.1 and their marriage had<\/p>\n
been solernnized on 12.11.1995. It is also not in dispute<\/p>\n
that on 11.09.1998 at. about 6.00 pm. xv1i~ile-w:.f’the.,A’
\ndeceased was in her matrinionial home in  1′
\nshe sustained burn injuries and:”i\ufb011’1nedi.ate1$f’ahel wias’-.’<\/p>\n
brought to Victoria Hospital,  ll<\/p>\n
succumbed to the burn i11jur’i–e.s’–iat on
\n12.09.1998. Thus th’:e~..v_”death'”.o’f.\ufb02the a\u00e9ceias\u00e9id had
\noccurred within 7 years  and
\nthe death    lT3erusal of the
\nJudgment  1 that the learned
\nSessions   the entire evidence
\non record, that the prosecution has<\/p>\n
faile’cit”oc.pro.\\Vre\u00bb  the deceased had been subjected to<\/p>\n
 “h.a1’assrnlent in connection with dowry soon
\nib.vefo_re  as such the accused persons are not<\/p>\n
.V guilty charge levelled against them for the offence
\n under Section 304-B IPC. To reach his\n<\/p>\n
—   the learned Sessions Judge has placed<\/p>\n
” wsi:ro11g reliance on the history furnished by the deceased<\/p>\n
herself to the doctor when she was brought to.~=the<\/p>\n
hospital soon after the incident. and also the answfersv.,<\/p>\n
elicited in the cross–examination of PW3.<\/p>\n
9. PW? — Dr. Shantl1iku’rriari’,.  <\/p>\n
has stated that. at about 7.50   <\/p>\n
Bhagyamrna was brought to”e\u00abr.:t’t;.e hospitalffburn
\ninjuries. She was accern*p_ani;ed’_byv”._Boraiah.”AS1 and<\/p>\n
rnother~in–law of the injuredfSfh\u00a2.;.._:fha\u00a7;.fhfurther stated<\/p>\n
that when sl_ie’f”enquired ‘the””‘inj:ure.d.:fas to how she<\/p>\n
sustaine*d*’sb,1irn injuries’; ‘the i1ij1,1red informed that since
\nshe was not intere.5tedVf”inf”life, she doused herself with<\/p>\n
kerosene  ‘vset~__he.r’se1’f ablaze. It is her further say<\/p>\n
 \u00ab._tha.t_: not.”ma1.~;;e further enquiry with the injured<\/p>\n
 t_fasw”as disgusted in her life. I3x.P5 extract of<\/p>\n
 regist:e__i’ei:;maintained by t.he Victoria Hospital. In<\/p>\n
EMLC register also it is noted that “the patient states that<\/p>\n
  {V”:vfsl1e”h’erself set herself ablaze in her house at 6.00 p.m.<\/p>\n
 __()__E\u00a71 11.09.1998 as she was not interested in life”. It is<\/p>\n
2″?\n<\/p>\n
\\
\n\\<\/p>\n
further noted in the MLC register, on examiil1ation.,~’–._the<\/p>\n
atient was conscious and she was fit to dive st.ateri1e’nt;’r.<\/p>\n
Of course. the patient. had sustained  ‘<\/p>\n
injuries when she was admittedtollthe<\/p>\n
treatment. There are no reasons io4tv.l?W._7 to  a  <\/p>\n
entry in the MLC register. The.i:lVearidence_V_o’fa
\nestablishes that the ir1j:ur_ed   was
\nin a position to give   she gave
\nthe history  in life, she
\nset herself  lpoint of time, the
\ninjureciivdind  had been subjected to
\nany kind of crueltyimcrd”harassment by her husband or<\/p>\n
moth;erwiinwlavv”\u00bba;n’d’ on account of that she set herself<\/p>\n
  :’l’hei'”e’fore, the history furriisheci by the deceased<\/p>\n
to   she was brought to the hospital<\/p>\n
V . would 1″*t1l\u20ac’ but the possibility of the deceased having<\/p>\n
it it ”  suvbjected to cruelty or harassment.<\/p>\n
10. PW3 ~ Geetha. younger sister Of–‘”.._1;h\u20ac<\/p>\n
deceased though in her exarninationdn-chief stgatedthati.<\/p>\n
her sister used to inform her that the a1(:e_use’d. Viwas.<\/p>\n
subjecting her to cruelty and harassinent2. in t_he,eI_’os”s~ <\/p>\n
examination, it is elicited from herthat the ac.:c\u00a31sed was V<\/p>\n
looking after the deceased    It is
\nalso in the cross~examii_r1atio_n’of   deceased
\nwas complaining’ of  course, she
\nhas denied H   deceased was
\nsuffering  Vihecording to the
\nsuggesirionv   being the husband
\nand  the deceased to the<\/p>\n
hospitatfor treatnient’ and there on examination it was<\/p>\n
revea1ed.At11at,_she was suffering from throat. cancer and<\/p>\n
  to undergo surgery. The witness has<\/p>\n
. denied said suggestion. The accused have not<\/p>\n
:p’rod’_uce’d any documents to show that she Was taken to<\/p>\n
–   and that she was diagnosed as suffering from<\/p>\n
 ihrtiat cancer. It is also in the evidence on record that<\/p>\n
4 \/”\n<\/p>\n
Z3\u00a7\/\/<\/p>\n
I6<\/p>\n
the deceased had not conceived for about 3 yearsiafter<\/p>\n
the marriage and on account. of this she had frustgratgion,<\/p>\n
in life and she was not willing t.o be a meniber izieasocialfh’ J<\/p>\n
gatherings. Thus on the basis of the evidence ofr1’\u00ab1feVc’or’d<\/p>\n
the learned Sessions Judge has  there <\/p>\n
circumstances to indicate thatgijthe delcjealsed
\nsubjected to cruelty  with
\ndowry soon before  carefully
\nscrutinized   of the opinion
\nthat the  ‘th*eV”l’earned Sessions Judge
\nin  as perverse or illegal.\n<\/p>\n
The findinglof theAVl:earn”odf’Sesslons Judge in this regard
\nis   as such it does not call for
\n  Therefore, we hold that the
\n Judge is justified in acquitting both
\n.V  for the offence punishable under Section<\/p>\n
N J’   \u00a3130.\n<\/p>\n
1?\n<\/p>\n
“.11. Having regard to fact that the deceasecfhad<\/p>\n
not conceived even after 3 years of the marria_ge,l’*iitee.iS\u00abV<\/p>\n
highly probable that she had lot of frustratiofi  K <\/p>\n
therefore, the probability of  clommittinlgh’<\/p>\n
loosing interest in life cannot _be ruied out. _Ifi,  for that <\/p>\n
reason, the learned SessionslV”dtidge was jhltheaolgdinion
\nthat accused No.2 cannot  ot offence
\npunishable under Secti_ori  the evidence
\navailable on   Judge has
\nfound   of the deceased
\nnot guilty! of .p11hishable under Sections
\n498–A 1l5Q:andl :{‘(\u00a7i;:’ v’ti1e op. Act. The evidence of<\/p>\n
mat_e;riale.. witnesses V” with regard to cruelty and<\/p>\n
  to have been meted out to the<\/p>\n
__co’r1in1on in respect of both the accused. The<\/p>\n
V . evidlencei.of’lPW.1–the father, PW.3–younger sister and<\/p>\n
t it it V  rriaternal aunt of the deceased, is to the effect that<\/p>\n
  deceased used to inform that her husband and<\/p>\n
Hrnother~in–law are subjecting her to cruelty and<\/p>\n
harassment by coercing her to bring further do\\y1y.y–“\u00a3t is<\/p>\n
on record that PW.1 during the pre;r_na,if’riage’A\u00ab<\/p>\n
negotiations expressed his capacity to only.<\/p>\n
Rs.5,000\/–. According to him, <\/p>\n
Singrigowda and Rajanna paid hirn. loan of<\/p>\n
each and from that he paid   as
\ndowry. The answer eiicit_ed ._\u00a7”~li.’.vV<:5~'*-'*\u00ab~.9'\u20ac5Xc;rlViIAA1iil<'il'Ei0T1 Of
\nPW.1 indicates the  With regard<\/p>\n
to aileged     Rajanna, there<\/p>\n
is no    regard to the
\nfinancial  isihighly difficult to believe
\nthat he  ~ as dowry to the accused.\n<\/p>\n
In the ‘crosslgesiagr\ufb02niiiation, of PW.4–the younger sister of
\n lV:I3’\u00bb’i.\/T   her that PW.1 demanded money
\n and at that time she was present but
\nsheihdoefs  know as to how much money PW.1
\nit from the accused. From this answer elicited
\n PW.-4 it is clear that after the death of the<\/p>\n
” “deceased, PW.1 demanded money from the accused and<\/p>\n
since accused did not pay any money, PW. 1. proceeded<\/p>\n
to lodge a complaint making allegations V.<\/p>\n
demand and acceptance and also further deuInandi’ for<\/p>\n
dowry. PW.1 in our opinion. is  atr’uthfu-11′ txritxiesses. <\/p>\n
He is highly interested. His evidenceil3efore_tl1.e “couI”it.is <\/p>\n
full of improvement on InaterialiparticularsI-I “ilierefore,
\nit is highly unsafe to   odnpthe  of
\nPW. 1. PW.3 younger   who was
\nresiding in   house of the
\ndeceased   term that the
\naccused  thevdleceased Very well. PWI3
\nbeing  deceased was a natural<\/p>\n
witness to dep’os__e as to how the deceased was treated in<\/p>\n
her_,lma_t1″imoniVal home. In the light of her evidence that<\/p>\n
 looked after by the husband and<\/p>\n
–V mother4#in~’Iaw of the deceased in the matrimonial home<\/p>\n
V’ lg.,\\=xfeiI-,._.nolimportance can be attached to the evidence of<\/p>\n
*   that. her sister was informing about the cruelty<\/p>\n
 and harassment meted out to her. The evidence of<\/p>\n
PW.4wthe maternal aunt of the deceased with regard to<\/p>\n
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