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 …
The Supreme Court observed that an FIR under Section 306 IPC cannot be quashed under Section 482 CrPC on the basis of settlement.The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian observed that 'abetment of suicide' also falls in the category of heinous and serious offences and are to be treated as crime against society and not against the. The …
Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 1, 2022, dismissed the petition seeking quashing of an FIR under Section 306 IPC on the basis of a compromise.The bench comprising Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill dismissed a petition filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 1, 2022, dismissed the petition seeking quashing of …
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 …
