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1 week, 4 days 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 …

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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 …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

2016 Yogesh Goudar Murder Case: Karnataka HC Quashes Order Allowing Accused To Record Statement And Pardoning Him Long After Trial Began

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The Karnataka High Court quashed an order of a special court which had directed a magisterial court to record an accused's statement under Section 164 CrPC in a murder case, pursuant to which he was granted pardon and made an approver, noting that such an order was on the face of it illegal and against the law. The petitioners challenging …

Record Trial Court Application Statement Section 306 Accused

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Keeping Control On Employee Doesn't Permit "Bullying": Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Abetment To Suicide Charge Against Deceased's Senior

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged against a senior for allegedly abetting his junior employee to commit suicide by harassing and bullying him.It was alleged that the petitioner, who was senior of the deceased working in a government veterinary hospital, harassed and bullied him by using abusive language which forced him to commit …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cruelty And Abetment To Suicide Are Distinct Offences, Acquittal Under One Will Not 'Necessarily Lead' To Acquittal In The Other: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court recently observed that while marriage is an essential ingredient to attract the offence of cruelty punishable under IPC Section 498A, however for abetment to suicide under IPC Section 306 there need not be any relationship between the "accused and the victim". In observing so, the high court set aside the man's conviction for cruelty under Section …

Court Suicide Abetment Cruelty Charge That Offence 498A

7 months ago

Irked At Perfunctory Probe, Allahabad HC Orders Specialized Training For IO To Enhance Skills In Murder Case Investigations

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The Allahabad High Court recently censured an Investigating Official for hastily filing a chargesheet under Section 306 IPC after dropping the charge under Section 302 IPC, initially specified in the FIR. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan further directed the Commissioner of Police, Police Commissionerate, Agra, to send the IO for special training to prepare him for investigating offences, …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XV]

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Section 279 - Rash driving or riding on a public way Penal Code, 1860; Sections 279, 304A – Motor Accident Case – Reduction of sentence of convict – Object of Indian Penal Code is to punish offenders for offences under the act – Indian Penal Code punitive and deterrent – Corrective measures ought to be recognised while sentencing convict but …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wife Going Shopping With Others, Compelling Husband To Do Household Chores Not 'Abetment Of Suicide': Madhya Pradesh High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the wife's act of not preparing the food in time, compelling the husband to do household chores and going to the market along with other persons for shopping purposes does not attract the offence of abetment of suicide. While setting aside an order of the Sessions Judge, Umaria framing charge under Section …

Court Suicide Allegations Section 306 Ipc Her Husband Husband

9 months 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

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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 …

Abetment Section 306 Ipc Stated Her Husband Husband Petitioner

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [February 25 to 29]

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Abuse of Process of Law Special Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. High Court Bar Association Allahabad v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2024 LiveLaw 177 Contract Act, 1872 Contract Act, 1872; Section 182 - Distributor, not agent: independent …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

Relationship Court Suicide Case Section 306 Ipc Deceased

9 months, 2 weeks ago

HC dismisses IPS officer Ashish Kapoor’s plea seeking transfer of case to another judge

Hindustan Times

The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a plea from IPS officer, Ashish Kapoor, who had challenged a Mohali court order granting pardon to an accused cop and making him an approver against him in a ₹1 crore bribery case. Singh was initially booked with Kapoor an assistant inspector general level officer, on October 6, 2023, as an accused …

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9 months, 3 weeks 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

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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 …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yes Milord, the process is often punishment

Hindustan Times

The two-judge bench SC order clearing a person charged with abetting the suicide of his wife 30 years ago is noteworthy for two reasons. One, it has stressed an important principle that should guide law officers while invoking stringent provisions, in this specific case, Section 306 of the IPC. Two, the comment the Court made on the judicial process that …

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10 months, 1 week 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 …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Effective Discipline Requires Balance Of Punishment & Positive Reinforcement: Karnataka HC Quashes Abetment Case Against Principal, Teacher Over Suicide Of 2 Students

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The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case of abetment to suicide registered against a principal and school teacher after two children studying in a school committed suicide and left a suicide note holding them responsible for their act. The prosecution papers, including the voluntary statement of the accused, reveals that only in order to safeguard the future educational interest …

Students Suicide Case Section 306 Accused Kar Deceased

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023-Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Curtailment of 15 days of police custody by any extraneous circumstances, act of God, an order of Court not being the handy work of investigating agency would not act as a restriction. 2023 LiveLaw 396 Section 156 - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case Code of Criminal Procedure …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2023 - Criminal Major Acts

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Difference in the power of Police to register and investigate an FIR under Section 154 read with 157 of the Code, and the Magistrate's direction to register an FIR under Section 156 of the Code. State through CBI v. T. Gangi Reddy @ Yerra Gnagi Reddy, 2023 LiveLaw 37 …

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1 year ago

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of Girlfriend With Exorbitant Dowry Demands

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The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed the bail plea moved by Dr. Ruvais, who had been accused of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, Dr. Shahana. Dr. Shahana, who was a Postgraduate surgery student at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, died by suicide due to financial constraints faced by her family, and their failure to meet the alleged demands for …

Kerala Court Suicide Bail Kerala High Court Dowry Petitioner

1 year ago

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

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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 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Section 306(4) CrPC Allows Approver's Bail Before Trial Completion on Meeting Pardon Conditions

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An approver who has complied with all conditions of pardon and deposed as a witness in the prosecution's favor need not remain incarcerated till the end of the trial and would be entitled to bail, especially in case of a protracted trial, the Bombay High Court held. “In my opinion, now that the applicant has complied with the conditions and …

Trial Court Witness Bail Applicant Section 306 Accused

1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 30 To November 5, 2023

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Nominal Index: Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital And Dr Sanjay Murgod. 2023 LiveLaw 419 Judgments/Orders S.98 Karnataka Education Act Applicable To Unaided Educational Institutions Run By Linguistic Minority Bodies: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Rajarajeshwari Dental College and Hospital And Dr Sanjay Murgod Case No: WRIT APPEAL NO. S.306 IPC | Can't Jump To Conclusions Based On Suicide Note, Contents …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest June 2023

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SUBJECT WISE INDEX Advocate Bar Council of India can prescribe that only graduates from recognized law colleges can enrol as advocates. Mamta Devi v. Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., 2023 LiveLaw 486 STATUTE WISE INDEX Advocates Act, 1961 - Bar Council of India can prescribe that only graduates from recognized law colleges can enrol as advocates. Coal India Ltd v. …

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1 year, 4 months ago

To Attract Section 306 IPC, There Must Be Evidence To Substantiate Existence Of Suicide : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that there must be evidence to substantiate the existence of suicide to attract Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.In this case, a chargesheet was lodged against the accused under Section 306 IPC. The Supreme Court observed that there must be evidence to substantiate the existence of suicide to attract Section 306 of the Indian Penal …

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

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

2016 Yogesh Goudar Murder Case: Karnataka HC Quashes Order Allowing Accused To Record Statement And Pardoning Him Long After Trial Began

Keeping Control On Employee Doesn't Permit "Bullying": Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Abetment To Suicide Charge Against Deceased's Senior

Cruelty And Abetment To Suicide Are Distinct Offences, Acquittal Under One Will Not 'Necessarily Lead' To Acquittal In The Other: Kerala HC

Irked At Perfunctory Probe, Allahabad HC Orders Specialized Training For IO To Enhance Skills In Murder Case Investigations

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XV]

Wife Going Shopping With Others, Compelling Husband To Do Household Chores Not 'Abetment Of Suicide': Madhya Pradesh High Court

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

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [February 25 to 29]

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

HC dismisses IPS officer Ashish Kapoor’s plea seeking transfer of case to another judge

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

Yes Milord, the process is often punishment

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

Effective Discipline Requires Balance Of Punishment & Positive Reinforcement: Karnataka HC Quashes Abetment Case Against Principal, Teacher Over Suicide Of 2 Students

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023-Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2023 - Criminal Major Acts

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Doctor Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of Girlfriend With Exorbitant Dowry Demands

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

Section 306(4) CrPC Allows Approver's Bail Before Trial Completion on Meeting Pardon Conditions

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 30 To November 5, 2023

Supreme Court Monthly Digest June 2023

To Attract Section 306 IPC, There Must Be Evidence To Substantiate Existence Of Suicide : Supreme Court