Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 498A, 302/306 & 201–Acquittal from the offence–Death by falling into the well–Most of the witnesses turned hostile and did not support the story of prosecution–Prosecution failed to prove the fact that the deceased was thrown in the well by the accused-persons–Recovery of kulhari is also not established beyond the doubt–Testimony of PW 19 as regard to seeing the incident is an afterthought–No allegation in merg report–FIR was lodged after six days and names of accused were not mentioned in it–No injury of sharp-edged weapon was found on the body of deceased–Held, the acquittal was justified.
