Heartbreaks Part Of Everyday Life; Breaking Up & Advising Partner To Marry Someone Else Won't Amount To Abetment To Suicide: Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Heartbreaks Part Of Everyday Life; Breaking Up & Advising Partner To Marry Someone Else Won't Amount To Abetment To Suicide: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that merely advising a partner to marry as per the advice of parents would not attract the penal provisions of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal.In this case, the girl died by suicide after her boyfriend advised her to marry as per her parent's choice. The Supreme Court observed that merely advising a partner to marry as per the advice of parents would not attract the penal provisions of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal. At the outset, the Supreme Court after perusing the allegations levied in the FIR and the law laid down by itself, observed that the appellant can not be held guilty for committing an offence of abetment to suicide of the deceased girl as there was no active role being played by the appellant either by an act of instigation or by doing a certain act to facilitate the commission of suicide. the court observed while relying on its recent decision passed in Kamalakar vs. State of Karnataka In the Kamalakar case, the Supreme Court explained that to charge someone for the offence of abetment to suicide, the prosecution must prove that the accused played a role in the suicide.

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Disapproving marriage not abetment of suicide: Supreme Court
2 months ago

Disapproving marriage not abetment of suicide: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has said that disapproving marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, PTI reported. A top court bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma observed while rejecting a chargesheet against a woman who was accused of abetting the suicide of another woman who was allegedly in love …

Disapproving marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court
2 months ago

Disapproving marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has said expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The court said even if all evidence on record, including the charge sheet and witness statements, are taken to be correct, there is not an iota of evidence against the appellant. Even if the appellant expressed …

Asking Son's Lover To End Life If She Can't Live Without Him Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Mother
2 months, 1 week ago

Asking Son's Lover To End Life If She Can't Live Without Him Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Mother

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today quashed a criminal case for the offence of abetment to suicide against a woman for asking her son's lover to end her life if she could not live without him. The bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing the case arising out of the Calcutta High Court's decision refusing to quash the …

Courts must not use ‘abetment of suicide’ charge just to assuage distraught family of deceased: SC
2 months, 1 week ago

Courts must not use ‘abetment of suicide’ charge just to assuage distraught family of deceased: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday held that the police must not deploy the criminal provision of ‘abetment of suicide’ casually or to assuage the immediate feelings of the distraught family members of the deceased. Viswanathan and A.S. Oka said Section 306 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code or corresponding Section 108 read with Section 45 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, …

Man's Refusal To Marry Woman After Break-Up Of Relationship Not Grounds To Book Him For Abetting Her Suicide: Bombay High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Man's Refusal To Marry Woman After Break-Up Of Relationship Not Grounds To Book Him For Abetting Her Suicide: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur on Wednesday held that just because a woman committed suicide after her 'long standing relationship' was broken up by the man, he cannot be booked for abetting her suicide. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke discharged a man booked for abetting the suicide of a woman, with whom he was in a relationship for 9 years. …

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Live Law  

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife. "Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative …

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Live Law  

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife. "Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative …

'Married women misusing laws': Supreme Court's big remark after Bengaluru techie dies by suicide
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Married women misusing laws': Supreme Court's big remark after Bengaluru techie dies by suicide

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the rampant use of cruelty law by married women to harass their husbands and in-laws for selfish interests. The concern from the Supreme Court came amid growing demands for justice for 34-year-old Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide after accusing his former wife of filing false cases against him to …

Break-ups not abetment of suicide by default, says SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Break-ups not abetment of suicide by default, says SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emotionally distressing broken relationships do not automatically amount to abetment of suicide unless there is clear intention linked to the criminal offence, the Supreme Court has observed. “This is a case of a broken relationship, not criminal conduct,” a two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Pankaj Mithal, and also comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, said, in …

Refusal to marry isn’t an abetment to suicide, heartbreaks are part of life: SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Refusal to marry isn’t an abetment to suicide, heartbreaks are part of life: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that refusal to marry, even if preceded by a relationship or promises of marriage, cannot be construed as abetment to suicide under the penal law of the land. The Supreme Court verdict came on a case in which a 21-year-old woman consumed poison after her boyfriend refused to marry her in 200 Emphasising the …

S. 306 IPC | Simple Refusal To Marry Not Abetment To Suicide : Supreme Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

S. 306 IPC | Simple Refusal To Marry Not Abetment To Suicide : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside the conviction of a man who was charged with the offence of abetment to suicide because his lover committed suicide upon his refusal to marry her. The bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that simple refusal to marry someone would not amount to instigation to commit suicide. “Even assuming, though …

Broken relationships don't inherently amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Broken relationships don't inherently amount to abetment of suicide: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday said that broken relationships, while emotionally difficult, do not necessarily amount to abetment of suicide unless there is evidence of intent to commit a criminal act. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ujjal Bhuyan overturned the Karnataka High Court's conviction of Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi, who had been sentenced to five years in prison for …

Mere Breakup Between Consenting Couple Can't Lead To Rape Case On Man: Supreme Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Mere Breakup Between Consenting Couple Can't Lead To Rape Case On Man: Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday while quashing a rape case against a man observed that a mere breakup of a relationship between a consenting couple cannot result in initiation of criminal proceedings. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh quashed the case against man accused of repeatedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marriage …

Husband Committing Suicide Due To Wife's Illicit Relationship No Ground To Convict For Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Husband Committing Suicide Due To Wife's Illicit Relationship No Ground To Convict For Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that a husband committing suicide allegedly due to his wife having an illicit relationship with another man cannot be a ground to convict the wife for charges of abetment to suicide. It said “The act of accused persons having illicit relationship does not amount to abetment to commit suicide. On going through the evidence …

Abused Partner With Criminal Intention, Said That Even If She Committed Suicide He Will Face Court: Karnataka HC Declines Relief To Man Booked U/S 306 IPC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Abused Partner With Criminal Intention, Said That Even If She Committed Suicide He Will Face Court: Karnataka HC Declines Relief To Man Booked U/S 306 IPC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by an accused who sought to quash the prosecution initiated against him after a woman with whom he was in a relationship, committed suicide by hanging herself after he refused to marry her. It said “Once a statement were given in respect of the love affairs, death note and CDR prior …

If a person dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’, the partner cannot be held accountable for abetting it, says High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

If a person dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’, the partner cannot be held accountable for abetting it, says High Court

The Hindu  

April 18, 2024 05:05 am | Updated 05:05 am IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court has observed that a person cannot be held accountable for abetting the suicide of a partner who ends life due to “love failure”. “For the wrong decision taken by a man of weak or frail mentality, another person cannot be blamed as having …

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Woman can't be held accountable if lover dies by suicide due to ‘love failure’: Delhi High Court

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court observed that if a “lover” dies by suicide due to “love failure”, then the woman cannot be held accountable for abetting the man’s suicide while granting pre-arrest bail to two persons in an abetment of suicide case. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Mahajan, in its April 16 order, held, "If a lover commits …

S.306 IPC | Ordinary Quarrels In Marriage Can't Constitute Abetment Of Suicide In Absence Of Something More In Form Of 'Instigation': Kerala HC
1 year ago

S.306 IPC | Ordinary Quarrels In Marriage Can't Constitute Abetment Of Suicide In Absence Of Something More In Form Of 'Instigation': Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that ordinary quarrels in marital life without any overt act or instigation that would stimulate or prod the deceased to commit suicide would not attract an offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the IPC. Court Findings The court stated that the suicide notes left by the husband would only indicate that …

Boyfriend's Family Merely Opposing The Relationship On A Single Occasion Not Sufficient To Attract Offence Of Abetment Of Suicide: Bombay HC
1 year ago

Boyfriend's Family Merely Opposing The Relationship On A Single Occasion Not Sufficient To Attract Offence Of Abetment Of Suicide: Bombay HC

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently discharged a mother-daughter duo booked in an abetment to suicide case for allegedly opposing the relationship of the son with the deceased due to her caste. In my view, a plain reading of Section 306 of IPC and applying it to the undisputed facts of the present case indicates that none of the ingredients are …

S. 306 IPC | A Word Uttered In A Fit Of Anger Without Intending Consequences Can't Be Said To Be Instigation For Suicide: Supreme Court
1 year ago

S. 306 IPC | A Word Uttered In A Fit Of Anger Without Intending Consequences Can't Be Said To Be Instigation For Suicide: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reiterated that to convict the accused for committing an offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC, it must be proved by the prosecution that the accused, by his act or omission or by his continued course of conduct, created a situation that the deceased is left with no other option except to commit suicide. Supreme …

Partner Can’t Be Booked for Abetment if Man or Woman Commit Suicide After Break-Up: Chhattisgarh HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Partner Can’t Be Booked for Abetment if Man or Woman Commit Suicide After Break-Up: Chhattisgarh HC

News 18  

If a man or a woman commits suicide due to heart break, his partner cannot be held responsible for the death, stressed the Chhattisgarh High Court, which recently quashed the order of framing ‘abetment to suicide’ charges against a girl and her brothers in a case of suicide of her former boyfriend. The bench of Justice Parth Prateem Sahu said …

Discovering Husband’s Infidelity Shortly After Marriage Can Have Devastating Effects On Mental Well Being Of Woman: Delhi High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Discovering Husband’s Infidelity Shortly After Marriage Can Have Devastating Effects On Mental Well Being Of Woman: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Observing that discovering husband’s infidelity shortly after marriage can have devastating effects on the mental and emotional well-being of a woman, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to a husband accused of abetting suicide of his wife who was found dead within 13 days after marriage.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the emotional trauma of discovering infidelity and. Observing …

Karnataka High Court Upholds Woman's Acquittal Accused Of Abetting Partner's Suicide By Cheating On Him
2 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka High Court Upholds Woman's Acquittal Accused Of Abetting Partner's Suicide By Cheating On Him

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the State government challening an order passed by the trial court acquitting a woman accused of abetting the suicide of a man who was in a relationship with her. A single judge bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar dismissed the appeal filed against the order acquitting the accused/respondent for the …

Forced to abort 14 times by live-in partner, Delhi woman dies by suicide
2 years, 8 months ago

Forced to abort 14 times by live-in partner, Delhi woman dies by suicide

India Today  

A 33-year-old woman killed herself after being allegedly forced to undergo abortions nearly 14 times by her live-in partner in Delhi. The police claimed that the victim died by suicide in the Jaitpur area of Southeast Delhi on July 5. The police found a suicide note from the house which revealed that she was in a relationship with a man …

Woman Commits Suicide After 17 Yrs Of Marriage: Telangana High Court Says No Presumption Of Abetment Against Husband
2 years, 8 months ago

Woman Commits Suicide After 17 Yrs Of Marriage: Telangana High Court Says No Presumption Of Abetment Against Husband

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court recently refused to apply presumption of abetment against a man whose wife committed suicide after 17 years of marriage. Justice K. Surender observed: "When there are no specific allegations in the background of the 1st respondent/A1 taking care of the deceased in all respects as admitted by P.Ws.1 to 3, it cannot be said that only …

'No Positive Act': Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of A Man By Refusing Marriage
3 years, 6 months ago

'No Positive Act': Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Girl Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of A Man By Refusing Marriage

Live Law  

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against a girl accused of abetting suicide of a man by allegedly refusing to marry him.The bench of Justices R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy reiterated that Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code will not be attracted if there was no positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid …

Unmarried girls in India don't have physical relationship unless promised marriage: Madhya Pradesh high court
3 years, 7 months ago

Unmarried girls in India don't have physical relationship unless promised marriage: Madhya Pradesh high court

Hindustan Times  

The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has recently observed that unmarried girls in India will not indulge in carnal activities with a boy just for fun, unless she is promised marriage by the boy, Livelaw reported. Men can not plead consent and laugh all the way to home, the order said, "…barring some exceptions.it has not yet …

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court
3 years, 8 months ago

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged for an offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code while confirming the charge under Section 304B IPC.In this case, within a period of about 15 months of marriage, a married woman committed suicide, leaving behind two suicide notes. The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged …

Minor boy dies by suicide after parents reject relationship with 20-year-old woman
3 years, 9 months ago

Minor boy dies by suicide after parents reject relationship with 20-year-old woman

India Today  

A minor boy died by suicide in Hyderabad on Friday after marrying a 20-year-old woman, who also attempted to kill herself, and failing to get their family's approval of the relationship. Neelima and the boy had met on Facebook and were in a relationship for the last three months, reported The New Indian Express. The couple had a fight about …

"Normal Wear And Tear In Family Cannot Amount To Torture To An Extent That Bride Committed Suicide": Delhi Court Acquits Husband And Family Members
3 years, 11 months ago

"Normal Wear And Tear In Family Cannot Amount To Torture To An Extent That Bride Committed Suicide": Delhi Court Acquits Husband And Family Members

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has recently acquitted husband and in laws of a deceased wife, who committed suicide within one month of marriage, of the charges of cruelty, dowry death and abetment to suicide after observing that "normal wear and tear in the family in an initial period of marriage cannot amount that the woman was tortured to an extent that …

Section 306 IPC [Abetment Of Suicide] Not Attracted Merely Because The Deceased Was Called A 'Call Girl': SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 5 months ago

Section 306 IPC [Abetment Of Suicide] Not Attracted Merely Because The Deceased Was Called A 'Call Girl': SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court upheld a High Court order discharging accused who were accused of abetting suicide of a girl. The High Court allowed the petition filed by the accused recording a finding that terming the deceased as a call-girl, there was no utterance which can be interpreted to be an act of instigating, goading or solicitation or insinuation, the deceased …

Uttar Pradesh: Couples commit suicide as families oppose relationship
5 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Couples commit suicide as families oppose relationship

India TV News  

Two cases of couples committing suicide due to the opposition of their families have been reported in Kanpur and Hathras districts of Uttar Pradesh. In Kanpur, a man and a woman belonging to different communities committed suicide on Wednesday after they realised that their families would not accept their relationship. The police official said Kanchan and Ali, first left their …

Sec 498A & 306 IPC: Incidents Which Happened Much Before Wife's Death Can't Be Treated As Conduct Which Drove Her To Suicide: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 11 months ago

Sec 498A & 306 IPC: Incidents Which Happened Much Before Wife's Death Can't Be Treated As Conduct Which Drove Her To Suicide: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that the incidents which had taken place between husband and wife much before latter's death by suicide could not be treated as the conduct which drove her to commit suicide. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer observed that the incidents narrated by the relatives had taken place much before the …

Marriage proposal rejected, Rajasthan man ends life inside house of woman he loved
6 years, 9 months ago

Marriage proposal rejected, Rajasthan man ends life inside house of woman he loved

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old man committed suicide inside the house of the young woman he loved after she rejected his marriage proposal, police said. Hemant Kumar alias Sonu, a resident of Khanpur town in Jhalawar district, entered the 23-year-old woman’s home in Fatehpur village in Baran district on Wednesday and shot himself in the head. Hemant Kumar alias Sonu, a resident of …

Women sacrificing love for parents common in India, says Supreme Court
7 years, 9 months ago

Women sacrificing love for parents common in India, says Supreme Court

India TV News  

Unsuccessful love stories have found a very vivid description in a Supreme Court observation wherein it has said that women sacrificing their relationship to accept parents' decision is a common phenomenon in India. The apex court noted this in a judgement which set aside the conviction and life sentence of a man who had survived a pact with a woman …

Accused’s Intention, Role To Aid/Instigate Commission Of Suicide Must Be Proved For Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 3 months ago

Accused’s Intention, Role To Aid/Instigate Commission Of Suicide Must Be Proved For Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Section 306 IPC criminalises the sustained incitement for suicide, the bench heldDislodging concurrent finding of the guilt of in-laws accused of abetting a woman’s suicide, the Supreme Court in Gurcharan Singh vs. State of Punjab, has observed that intention and involvement of the accused to aid or instigate the commission of suicide is imperative to constitute abetment.An apex court. Section …

SC quashes criminal proceedings against Girl who was booked for attempting Suicide [Read Order]
8 years, 7 months ago

SC quashes criminal proceedings against Girl who was booked for attempting Suicide [Read Order]

Live Law  

No purpose will be served in prosecuting the appellant, the Bench said.Although the Law Commission of India has suggested repeal of Section 309 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes attempt to commit Suicide, it is still remaining in the Statute Book. Although the Law Commission of India has suggested repeal of Section 309 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes attempt …

Mere extra marital relationship does not amount to cruelty, in the absence of other acceptable evidence to establish conduct to drive a woman to commit suicide: SC
10 years, 1 month ago

Mere extra marital relationship does not amount to cruelty, in the absence of other acceptable evidence to establish conduct to drive a woman to commit suicide: SC

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya has held that mere evidence of extra marital relationship cannot amount to cruelty. It observed, "Mere extra-marital relationship, even if proved, would be illegal and immoral, as has been said in Pinakin Mahipatray Rawal, but it would take a different character if the prosecution brings some evidence. …

Husband's illegal relationship cannot be always cruelty, rules Supreme Court-India TV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Husband's illegal relationship cannot be always cruelty, rules Supreme Court-India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: According to Supreme Court of India husband's unlawful relationship with another woman cannot be termed as 'cruelty' towards his wife and count as a ground for her suicide. The prosecution accused the husband and his parents of cruelty and alleged that the woman was driven to suicide as the man was having an illicit relationship with another woman. …

Right to choose life partner is a fundamental right: Delhi High Court
10 years, 11 months ago

Right to choose life partner is a fundamental right: Delhi High Court

India TV News  

New Delhi: Right to choose one's life partner is a fundamental right, the Delhi High Court today said while expressing concern over “malaise” of honour killing stemming from a “deeply entrenched” belief in caste system prevalent even in the highest class of the society. “The right to choose your life partner or whom you associate with is a fundamental right, …

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