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 …
A break-up does not amount to abetment of suicide, a charge that carries a stiff 10-year sentence and is perhaps the most difficult charge to prove unless there is clinching evidence – this has been exposed yet again in the Jiah Khan case in which actor Sooraj Pancholi has been acquitted of the charge after nearly a decade. A break-up …
While quashing charges for abetment of suicide against an applicant-accused, the Jharkhand High Court recently emphasized on varying "suicidability patterns" of different persons and observed that seemingly the deceased in the instant case was 'hyper-sensitive' and could not control her emotions which led to her taking such an extreme step. Therefore, it is necessary to prove that the said accused …
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 …
In an order rendered on Tuesday, the Kerala High Court emphasised that a person could not be charged for murder as well as abetment of suicide simultaneously. A Single Judge Bench of Justice R Narayana Pisharadi underscored that the offences of murder and suicide, punishable under Sections 302 and 306 respectively, were 'mutually exclusive' and could not coexist. While Section …