Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 304B, 176 & 201 [Corresponding Secs. 80, 211 & 238 of BNS, 2023]–Conviction–Sustainability–Cause of death could not be disclosed in the postmortem and evidence of witnesses–Deceased was pregnant when she expired and earlier she had a miscarriage–None of prosecution witnesses deposed any of specific incident with date or month on which the deceased was harassed–Contradictions between the version of PW 3 & PW 1–Explanation put forth for delay in FIR is found falsified–Stand of delayed information about the death of deceased to her parents is also falsified–Husband of deceased has already been acquitted and the judgment of acquittal was not challenged–Held, appellants are entitled to be acquitted.
