"No Woman Would Commit Suicide In Nudity, Clear Case Of Homicide": Kerala High Court Upholds Husband's Conviction For Wife's Murder
1 month ago

"No Woman Would Commit Suicide In Nudity, Clear Case Of Homicide": Kerala High Court Upholds Husband's Conviction For Wife's Murder

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has upheld the life sentence given to the husband under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his wife by hanging. The Court upheld the conviction by ruling out the possibility of suicide since the body of the deceased was found hanging in a nude state in a lodge room which was locked from the outside. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.Pratheep Kumar relied upon the evidence of the police surgeon to state that normally Indian women hide their nudity when they commit suicide. P9 series photographs, the deceased was found hanging nude, is a clear indication against suicide and a sign of homicide.” As per the prosecution case, the accused suspected the chastity of the wife and committed her murder by hanging. Further, the Court relied upon the evidence of the police surgeon's deposition that normally females would not commit suicide in a nude state unless they are mentally unstable to rule out the possibility of suicide.

India Murder Evidence Court Suicide Case Indian Women State Accused Ipc His Wife Kumar Nude Ker Deceased Hanging Section 302  woman  high  kerala  murder  homicide  women  nude  court  suicide  hanging  husbands  accused  upholds  deceased  evidence  nudity  case  state  wifes

History of this topic

Woman found dead in Odisha; family accuses husband of murder
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Woman found dead in Odisha; family accuses husband of murder

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A 21-year-old woman's body was found under mysterious circumstances in Rampur basti within Kharavela Nagar police limits here on Sunday morning. The victim's husband Bipin Nayak claimed she died by hanging from the asbestos ceiling of their residence, following which he brought down her body. Kharavela Nagar police said when they reached the spot by 8 am, Nayak had …

[S.306 IPC] Prosecution For Allegedly Instigating Wife To Commit Suicide Can't Be Quashed After Filing Chargesheet: Karnataka High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

[S.306 IPC] Prosecution For Allegedly Instigating Wife To Commit Suicide Can't Be Quashed After Filing Chargesheet: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held instigation or otherwise by a husband for the commission of suicide of the wife can only be deciphered in a full-blown trial after recording evidence. Instigation or otherwise of a husband for commission of suicide of the wife can only be deciphered in a full blown trial.” As per the prosecution case, the couple …

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back
6 months ago

3 held for murder of Kerala woman 15 years back

Hindustan Times  

Three people were arrested a day after the Kerala police confirmed that Kala, a woman who was suspected to have gone missing in 2009, was murdered, and her remains were reportedly buried in Mannar, an officer familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The woman was suspected to have gone missing in 2009 “The arrested persons were identified as Jinu, …

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Wife, Reiterates Ligature Marks In Case Of Hanging Different From Strangulation

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a man being prosecuted under Sections 302, 498A and 201 IPC, in relation to his wife’s death. The deceased’s biological father had given a statement under Section 161 CrPC, where it was recorded that after marriage, the deceased would come to his house and complain that the petitioner tortured her for …

Jafrabad deaths: Autopsy reports of couple confirms murder, police registers case
1 year, 2 months ago

Jafrabad deaths: Autopsy reports of couple confirms murder, police registers case

Hindustan Times  

A murder case was registered after the bodies of a couple was found inside a hotel room near Maujpur metro station in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad area, police on Thursday. A case of murder was registered on Wednesday at Jafarabad police station after the couple’s autopsy reports showed that the woman was strangled while the man died by suicide, police officers …

Kerala woman wins ’nudity’ case, says ’society thought I used my children...’
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala woman wins ’nudity’ case, says ’society thought I used my children...’

Live Mint  

Rehana Fathima, a woman's right activist, who was facing charges under various provisions of the POCSO, Juvenile Justice and the Information Technology Acts for circulating a video in which she was seen posing semi-nude for her minor children, allowing them to paint on her body. Discharging her from the case, Justice Kauser Edappagath said that from the allegations against the …

‘Nudity not always linked to obscenity’: High Court discharges Kerala woman
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Nudity not always linked to obscenity’: High Court discharges Kerala woman

Hindustan Times  

In a relief for a women's right activist, Rehana Fathima, who was facing charges under a POCSO case for allowing her children paint her semi-nude body, the Kerala High Court Monday ruled that her act cannot be characterised as a real or simulated sexual act and said that the society’s default view that the naked upper body of the female …

'Cruelty' & 'Abetment To Suicide' Independent Offences; Accused Being Guilty Of Former Doesn't Imply He's Automatically Guilty Of Latter: Kerala High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

'Cruelty' & 'Abetment To Suicide' Independent Offences; Accused Being Guilty Of Former Doesn't Imply He's Automatically Guilty Of Latter: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday held that merely because an accused is found guilty under Section 498A of the IPC, does not imply that he must also be held guilty of abetting his wife's suicide under Section 306 IPC. The Court was adjudicating upon an appeal moved by the husband and mother-in-law of a deceased woman, challenging their conviction …

Naked body of woman found in UP's Amroha, husband suspects rape bid
2 years, 9 months ago

Naked body of woman found in UP's Amroha, husband suspects rape bid

India Today  

Panic gripped the Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh after a naked body of a 25-year-old woman was found at her home in Kharpari under Adampur police station limits. When the woman failed to open the door despite knocking for long, the man grew suspicious and went to his neighbour's terrace to see whether she was alright or not. NAKED BODY …

Uttarakhand HC Denies Bail To Man Booked For Abetting Wife's Suicide By Pressurising Her To Have Sex Chat, Nude Video Calls With Others
3 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand HC Denies Bail To Man Booked For Abetting Wife's Suicide By Pressurising Her To Have Sex Chat, Nude Video Calls With Others

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a man who has been booked for abetting the suicide of his wife as he would allegedly pressurize his wife to make nude video calls and to have sex chat with different persons.The Bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani perused a recorded conversation which allegedly took place between the deceased/wife and the …

Woman found hanging inside well, husband booked for dowry death
5 years, 6 months ago

Woman found hanging inside well, husband booked for dowry death

India TV News  

The body of a 21-year-old married woman was found hanging inside a well at a village in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said on Sunday. According to the complaint, the woman's husband, Nanuram Tanwar, had been torturing her for dowry ever since they were married two years ago, Ghatoli police station incharge Nainuram Meena said. The woman, Kallibai Tanwar, was found …

Discover Related