Appellants at the time of her marriage and the said details, have been substantiated & corroborated by P.W.-1 in his cross-examination. The wife of P.W.-1 i.e., Ms. Sooriya Kalavathi has also adduced identical circumstances in her evidence, which affirm the allegations of the de-facto complainant. Notwithstanding thereto, such evidence needs to be tested on the anvil of consistency with the circumstances. 6. Since the Deceased had passed away within a period of 6 (six) months from the date of her marriage, the Investigating Officer (the “IO”) (P.W.-20) had also made arrangements to conduct enquiry by Revenue Divisional Officer (P.W.-l7). Although the Inquest Report marked as Exhibit P.14, stated that the death had not occurred due to demand of dowry, it is the case of the Prosecution, that Accused No.1 and Accused No.2 strangulated the neck of the Deceased with a saree. It is further alleged that Accused No.3 poured kerosene into the mouth of the Crl. A. No.757 of 2015 Page 4 of