Sessions Case filed Criminal Appeal No.1014 of 2014. 3. The case of the prosecution is as under: - The daughter of the second respondent, Renuka- the victim, was married to the first accused Rajesh Jagan Karote on 11.12.2008 as per Hindu customs and rituals. The said Rajesh Jagan Karote and his relatives demanding dowry for purchasing a residential flat and used to torture her physically and mentally. On 16.04.2011 at about 9.00 pm the appellant herein, who is the husband of Savita, one of the sisters-in-law of the deceased, informed the second respondent that Renuka was admitted in Sion Hospital at Mumbai and by the time the second respondent along with his wife, children and other relatives reached the hospital Renuka breathed her last. On her body he noticed abrasion on forehead and ligature marks on the neck. Suspecting the death of Page 3 of 11 SLP (Crl.) No. 8245 of 2023his daughter as unnatural death, he lodged a complaint which resulted in the registration of the