Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B -- Dowry death - Allegation against mother-in-law - Mother-in-law more than three months prior to unnatural death of deceased left the country and almost a month before that she applied for passport and obtained VISA - No evidence on record that accused while at USA harassing in driving deceased to commit suicide with any phone calls..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Proximity - Slapping in Panchayat in September, 2001 and suicide committed on 23.02.2002 - There is no proximity in the incident of slapping and committing suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Allegation against brother-in-law - Incident of slapping by accused to deceased in Panchayat in September, 2001 and suicide committed on 23.02.2002 - Incident of slapping cannot be the sole ground to hold him responsible for instigating the deceased to commit suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Conviction u/s 306 IPC not sustainable on allegation of harassment without there being any positive action proximate to time of occurrence on the part of accused, which led or compelled person to commit suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - In order to bring a case within the purview of S.306 IPC, there must be a case of suicide and in the commission of the said offence, the person who is said to have abetted the commission of suicide must have played an active role by an act of instigation or by doing certain act to facilitate the commission of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Allegation against brother-in-law - No evidence on record that deceased committed suicide due to continuous threats by accused regarding his being implicated in a false case of dowry - Evidence does not disclose that accused instigated deceased to commit suicide - Neither there was a provocation nor..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Testimonies of parents of deceased that physical beatings and torture to deceased at the hands of accused were given, negated by report of medical experts - Recovery of suicide note itself was doubtful - Though death occurred in unnatural circumstances, but there is no evidence of demand of dowry by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 306 -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Deceased died within one year after marriage - Evidence of witnesses does not disclose that accused had made any demand of dowry at any point of time - Dead body of deceased was given to accused by police - Parents of deceased had not told police that accused is person who was responsible for death..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Objectionable communication through phone between accused/wife and his friend - When one partner does such activity clandestinely, then it pre-supposes guilty mind - However, such an act or guilty mind cannot be substituted for mens rea as required u/s 107 IPC - Guilty mind is necessarily to be linked with..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Having advanced money to deceased, accused might have uttered some abusive words - That by itself not sufficient to constitute offence u/s 306 IPC...........
