Source : Times of India, Monday, 22 January, 2007
Page 10, Column 6
[PTI]
New Delhi: An elderly couple, which turned hostile in its daughter's dowry death case by taking a U-turn from their earlier statements as witnesses before a city court, has been ordered to be arrested for giving false evidence on oath.
"On oath, they deposed falsely despite warnings by this court and hence, in my considered view, offence punishable under different provisions of IPC is disclosed against both the witnesses," said Additional Sessions Judge Reena Singh Nag.
Taking strong exception to flip-flop by 58-year-old Om Prakash and 55-year-old Krishna, father and mother respectively of victim Sonia, who allegedly died after her in-laws set her ablaze over dowry demands, the court directed registration of a case against them under Section 193 (punishment for false evidence) and 195 (giving false evidence) of the IPC.
Prakash and Krishna, during their deposition as prosecution witnesses, had unequivocally castigated four of their daughter's in-laws, including her husband Vijender, for causing death of 22-year-old Sonia.
However, they took an abrupt U-turn from their previous stand during their Cross-examination and refused to depose anything against the accused.
They denied to having any knowledge of atrocity on their daughter for bringing less dowry or reasons for her death and termed the incident as an "accident".
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