[S.306 IPC] Prosecution For Allegedly Instigating Wife To Commit Suicide Can't Be Quashed After Filing Chargesheet: Karnataka High Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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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 got married in 2021 and shifted to Bengaluru. The husband seeking to quash the prosecution claimed that the victim was suffering from depression and even in the video of her suicide, she didn't blame anyone in the family and said that no action should be taken against the husband or in-laws as she was committing suicide due to depression. Findings: The bench went through the complaint, chargesheet and transcripts of the video of the suicide and said “The wife is crying foul right from the day of marriage or thereafter when they shifted to Bengaluru that the husband had extra-marital affair.

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Manav Sharma Suicide | 'FIR Prima Facie Reveals Commission Of Cognizable Offence': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To In-Laws
1 week, 1 day ago

Manav Sharma Suicide | 'FIR Prima Facie Reveals Commission Of Cognizable Offence': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To In-Laws

Live Law  

In the abetment of the suicide case of 25-year-old TCS Manager, Manav Sharma, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday refused to quash an FIR lodged against his in-laws in Agra. Noting that the FIR against them prima facie reveals the commission of the cognizable offence, a bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar dismissed their writ plea. …

Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Husband Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide, Says He May Have Beaten Her But Prima Facie No 'Instigation' Established
1 week, 1 day ago

Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Husband Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide, Says He May Have Beaten Her But Prima Facie No 'Instigation' Established

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While granting bail to the husband-accused in wife's suicide case, the Rajasthan High Court ruled that even though as per the prosecution the husband used to beat the wife, and misbehaved with her, there was no direct evidence to show that he did any act to instigate or aid his wife's suicide. Without there being a positive act on the …

Suicide Note Doesn't Show Serious Fight Between Couple: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Wife Accused Of Abetting Husband's Suicide
1 week, 4 days ago

Suicide Note Doesn't Show Serious Fight Between Couple: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Wife Accused Of Abetting Husband's Suicide

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a wife accused of abetting the suicide of her husband, observing that no serious fight in the recent past has been shown in the alleged suicide note. The Court noted that prima facie, as per the alleged suicide note, the husband was perturbed with the unwarranted desire of the …

S.306 IPC | Suicide Note Alone Insufficient For Conviction Unless Its Proved There Was Incitement By Accused Proximate To Death : Supreme Court
2 weeks, 1 day ago

S.306 IPC | Suicide Note Alone Insufficient For Conviction Unless Its Proved There Was Incitement By Accused Proximate To Death : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of committing an offence of abetment of suicide by blackmailing the deceased using compromising photographs and videos. The Court observed that for invoking the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of IPC, the prosecution must prove instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aid with a clear mens …

S.306 IPC | Suicide Note Alone Insufficient For Conviction Unless Its Proved There Was Incitement By Accused Proximate To Death : Supreme Court
2 weeks, 1 day ago

S.306 IPC | Suicide Note Alone Insufficient For Conviction Unless Its Proved There Was Incitement By Accused Proximate To Death : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of committing an offence of abetment of suicide by blackmailing the deceased using compromising photographs and videos.The Court observed that for invoking the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of IPC, the prosecution must prove instigation, conspiracy, or intentional aid with a clear mens rea. …

Frustrated With Mother-Wife Quarrels, Man Commits Suicide On Railway Tracks; Records Video Message
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Frustrated With Mother-Wife Quarrels, Man Commits Suicide On Railway Tracks; Records Video Message

ABP News  

Suicide News: A man from Madhya Pradesh ended his life by jumping in front of a train, citing conflicts between his wife and mother as the reason. Posted Emotional Video Before Suicide The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Guna’s Balwant Nagar area, reported news website Zee. In #MadhyaPradesh's #Guna, a man committed suicide after being upset with the fight …

Karnataka man dies by suicide after alleging woman CISF officer hid her marriage despite their relationship
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Karnataka man dies by suicide after alleging woman CISF officer hid her marriage despite their relationship

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old man was found dead in a lodge in Mangaluru on Monday, allegedly after accusing a Central Industrial Security Force officer of deceiving him, police said. The deceased, identified as Abhishek Singh from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, was found hanging in a room near Rao & Rao Circle in Mangaluru. According to news agency PTI, the deceased, identified as Abhishek …

Man dies by suicide in Mangaluru, leaves behind clip saying girlfriend hid marriage from him
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Man dies by suicide in Mangaluru, leaves behind clip saying girlfriend hid marriage from him

India Today  

A 40-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh died, allegedly by suicide, in a lodge in Karnataka's Mangaluru after uploading a video accusing a woman--whom he was in a relationship with--of concealing her marriage. “As per the complaint filed by his brother, Abhishek Singh was in a relationship with Monika Sihag. On March 1, at around 11.30 am, Abhishek informed his brother …

Person with severe stress who is accused of attempting suicide cannot be tried, says HC
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Person with severe stress who is accused of attempting suicide cannot be tried, says HC

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that an accused who attempts suicide after committing a crime cannot be tried or punished not only for the offence of attempting suicide but also for any other offences committed unless it is proved that the accused is not having severe stress. The court observed that “Section 115 of the …

Threat Of False Criminal Case Does Not Gain Status Of Abetment To Suicide Without 'Positive Act' Pushing Victim To The Edge: Calcutta HC
1 month ago

Threat Of False Criminal Case Does Not Gain Status Of Abetment To Suicide Without 'Positive Act' Pushing Victim To The Edge: Calcutta HC

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that a mere threat of implicating someone in a false criminal case, without any positive act that pushes the victim over the edge, would not be sufficient to attract the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the IPC.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "There is no material against the petitioners of such …

‘Daddy, my wife is killing me’: Karnataka man alleges ‘harassment’ in suicide note
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‘Daddy, my wife is killing me’: Karnataka man alleges ‘harassment’ in suicide note

Live Mint  

A 40-year-old man in Hubballi of Karnataka died by suicide at his home, blaming his wife for the ‘harassment’. Petaru Gollapalli left a suicide note in which he blamed his wife, stating ‘my wife is killing me.’ The incident happened in Chamundeshwari Nagar in Hubballi on Sunday, January 26. In the suicide note, Petaru held his wife responsible for his …

Disapproving marriage not abetment of suicide: Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 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 …

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 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. …

Newlywed girl's alleged suicide in Kerala: Family alleges harassment by husband, in-laws
2 months ago

Newlywed girl's alleged suicide in Kerala: Family alleges harassment by husband, in-laws

Deccan Chronicle  

Malappuram: A19-year-old newlywed girl died by suicide near here, with her family claiming she took the step due to harassment from the husband's side over her complexion and lack of English proficiency, police said on Wednesday. An officer of Kondotty police station said that the girl's body was buried in the morning as the post-mortem was completed by the previous …

Woman kills her four kids in Karnataka, attempts suicide
2 months, 1 week ago

Woman kills her four kids in Karnataka, attempts suicide

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old woman allegedly killed her four children by throwing them into a canal and then attempted to die by suicide in Nidagundi taluk on Monday, an officer said. Deputy superintendent of police Balappa Nandagavi said that the incident took place at around 11.30am. He was then informed by fishermen, who saw the incident, that his wife had thrown the …

Woman dies by suicide in Delhi after fight with husband, he kills himself in UP
2 months, 1 week ago

Woman dies by suicide in Delhi after fight with husband, he kills himself in UP

India Today  

A young husband and wife died by suicide on the same day at different locations following a fight, police said on Saturday. The woman, who had left the house after the argument, was found hanging from a pole in north-east Delhi, while her husband took his life at their home in UP's Ghaziabad. The body of the woman, identified as …

Atul Subhash Suicide| 'Ingredients For Abetment Of Suicide Prima Facie Made Out' : Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Investigation Against Wife
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Atul Subhash Suicide| 'Ingredients For Abetment Of Suicide Prima Facie Made Out' : Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Investigation Against Wife

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The Karnataka High Court on Monday orally observed that it cannot quash the complaint filed against Nikita Singhania for allegedly abetting the suicide of her husband Atul Subhash, a Bangalore based techie, as prima facie ingredients of the offence are made out in the complaint. A single judge Justice S R Krishna Kumar refused to stay further investigation in the …

Atul Subhash suicide case: Why don't you want investigation to happen, asks Karnataka HC to Nikita Singhania
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Atul Subhash suicide case: Why don't you want investigation to happen, asks Karnataka HC to Nikita Singhania

India TV News  

Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected the plea seeking cancellation of the FIR against Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's Nikita Singhania in connection with the alleged suicide case. “Where is the question of short-circuiting investigation in such a matter, why don't you want the investigation to happen?” asked a single judge Justice S R Krishna Kumar, while refusing to stay further …

Teach her a lesson: Gujarat man blames wife for suicide in last video
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Teach her a lesson: Gujarat man blames wife for suicide in last video

India Today  

The Gujarat police have filed a case against a woman for allegedly driving her husband to suicide. According to the police, he left behind a video urging his family to teach her a lesson for causing his death, police said on Saturday. According to police, 39-year-old Suresh Sathadiya was found hanging from the ceiling of his home in Gujarat's Botad …

Important to establish instigation in abetment to suicide cases: Supreme Court
3 months ago

Important to establish instigation in abetment to suicide cases: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday said it was important to establish proof of direct or indirect acts of instigation by the accused to attract the abetment of suicide offence. "To attract the offence of abetment to suicide, it is important to establish proof of direct or indirect acts of instigation or incitement of suicide by the accused, which must be …

Couple’s Suicide Note Triggers Row in MP
3 months, 1 week ago

Couple’s Suicide Note Triggers Row in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The death by suicides of businessman Manoj Parmar and his wife Neha in Ashta town, Sehore district, have triggered a heated political exchange between the Opposition Congress and the ruling BJP. The couple, found hanging at their home on Friday, allegedly left behind a typed and printed suicide note surfaced online on Saturday, urging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to …

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against a woman who was named as an accused on the allegation …

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court
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3 months, 1 week ago

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against a woman who was named as an accused on the allegation …

"Vague Allegations": Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand
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3 months, 1 week ago

"Vague Allegations": Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man Accused Of Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case for abetment of suicide against a man who was accused of abetting his wife's suicide after 15 years of marriage, over the demand of dowry. In quashing the case against the accused, the court noted: "It appears from the record that the sister of defacto complaint/opposite party no.2 committed suicide after 14 …

Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP
3 months, 1 week ago

Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP

Hindustan Times  

A team from Bengaluru’s Marathahalli police travelled to Uttar Pradesh to issue a notice to the wife and the in-laws of a 34-year-old software engineer who died allegedly by suicide earlier this week. The family members have been asked to appear for questioning following allegations of harassment and extortion made in the deceased’s suicide note in the notice, said a …

Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case
3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week ago

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

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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 sufficient to find accused guilty of abetting suicide: Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Mere harassment not sufficient to find accused guilty of abetting suicide: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold someone guilty of the offence of abetting suicide, and there must be clear evidence of direct or indirect incitement, the Supreme Court has said. Mere harassment, by itself, is not sufficient to find an accused guilty of abetting suicide,” the Bench said in its December 10 judgement. The Supreme Court said Section 306 …

False murder case, harassment by wife: What Bengaluru techie's suicide note says
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3 months, 1 week ago

False murder case, harassment by wife: What Bengaluru techie's suicide note says

India Today  

A 24-page suicide note left behind by a software engineer from Uttar Pradesh accusing his wife and her relatives of harassment intricately details his years-long emotional distress from marital issues and multiple cases filed against him. The incident has not only sparked an outrage on social media demanding justice for the 34-year-old techie, but has also generated curiosity about the …

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

False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App
3 months, 2 weeks ago

False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App

Live Law  

Observing that “there cannot be promise of marriage held on to a lady, who was already married,” the Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case registered against a man by a woman whom he met on 'bumble app' where the woman had in her profile projected herself to be a divorced lady. The complainant was already married and had projected …

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 …

Seeking justice in times of regression
4 months ago

Seeking justice in times of regression

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: More than two decades ago, a Maharashtrian woman died by suicide a little over four months after she was married. Death by purported kitchen accident or death by suicide in the first few years after marriage is not particularly shocking in this context, although it should be, and if one does not linger on that sentence, it would simply …

Husband Committing Suicide Due To Wife's Illicit Relationship No Ground To Convict For Abetment Of Suicide: Karnataka High Court
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Prosecution Must Prove Continuous Harassment And Proximate Act For Securing Conviction Of Abetment To Suicide: J&K High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecution Must Prove Continuous Harassment And Proximate Act For Securing Conviction Of Abetment To Suicide: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that for a conviction on charges of abetment to suicide, the prosecution must establish not just continuous harassment but also a clear and proximate act by the accused that demonstrably pushed the victim to take their own life. In dismissing a criminal appeal challenging the acquittal of a man accused …

Man kills wife, tries to pass it off as suicide
9 months, 1 week ago

Man kills wife, tries to pass it off as suicide

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 40-year-old man was arrested hours after he allegedly killed his wife and tried to pass it off as suicide by hanging her body from a ceiling fan in their house in Sector 40, police said adding that he suspected her of infidelity. Following the family’s complaint, an FIR was registered at Gurugram Sector 40 police station on Tuesday …

Husband arrested after wife’s suicide in dowry case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Husband arrested after wife’s suicide in dowry case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Trombay police have taken a husband into custody on suspicions of dowry-related death after his wife died by suicide at their residence in Trombay. The victim’s mother alleged that her husband used to beat her often for money whenever he came home under the influence of alcohol. HT Image According to authorities, the FIR stemmed from a statement …

Karnataka: CCB takes over HC advocate’s suicide case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: CCB takes over HC advocate’s suicide case

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The suicide case of a 34-year-old high court advocate, who was the wife of a serving Karnataka Administrative Service officer, has been handed over to the Central Crime Branch for further investigation. Chaitra had died by suicide in Sanjaynagar police station limits on May 11, and police had registered a case of unnatural death. Police have also questioned her …

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

Karnataka: Woman who smothered her daughters, dies by suicide
11 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Woman who smothered her daughters, dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

Woman, who was arrested on April 10 for allegedly murdering her two children, has allegedly killed herself while being in the judicial custody, the police said on Sunday. The Jalahalli police booked her 35-year-old husband under Pocso Act and he is currently in judicial custody in Parappana Agrahara prison. The police then arrested the woman and produced her before the …

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 …

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 …

Woman, live-in partner ‘manhandled’ by cops: Panchkula Police to hold inquiry: ACP
1 year, 2 months ago

Woman, live-in partner ‘manhandled’ by cops: Panchkula Police to hold inquiry: ACP

Hindustan Times  

The Panchkula Police will hold an inquiry into the alleged harassment of a 22-year-old woman and her 19-year-old live-in partner at the Sector 25 police post, which allegedly led to a suicide bid by the former. Before taking the extreme step, the woman had submitted a written complaint to the Haryana State Commission for Women, DCP office and at the …

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide
1 year, 3 months ago

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Proddatur Second ADJ Court on Wednesday sentenced to life a husband after prosecutors proved that he had provoked his wife to commit suicide in Proddatur in Kadapa district. According to police, Jakki Prasad, 30, resident of Adarsh Colony in Proddatur town had got married to Raja Rajeswari, aged 21 years, seven years ago. Proddatur Two Town police registered a …

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