The Supreme Court acquitted a man in his wife’s suicide case after 30 years, highlighting that mere harassment without criminal intent is not enough to convict under abetment of suicide laws.
The Kerala High Court clarified that being convicted under Section 498A IPC for cruelty does not automatically mean guilt under Section 306 IPC for abetment of suicide. The Court upheld the husband’s conviction for dowry death but acquitted his mother.
The Kerala High Court ruled that being accused under Section 498A IPC does not automatically mean guilt for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC, highlighting the need for distinct evidence for each charge.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that a woman cannot be forced to marry even if she was in an intimate relationship, granting anticipatory bail in an abetment of suicide case.
