Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Instigating or aiding - Proof of - Held, abetment involves a mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding that person in doing of a thing - More active role which can be described as instigating or aiding doing of a thing is required before a person can be said to be abetting commission of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide and cruelty - Not taking care of wife and son and living with ailing mother for the last 4-5 months as the younger sister got married and there was no one to look after her - Not a willful conduct of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or cause grave injury or danger to life or..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Every quarrel between a husband and wife which results in a suicide cannot be taken as an abetment by the husband and the standard of a reasonable and practical woman as compared to a headstrong and over sensitive one, has to be applied...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Death otherwise than in normal circumstances within seven years of marriage at matrimonial home - Behaviour of accused with deceased remained indifferent and she was ill treated, tortured, humiliated and beaten up by accused at various occasions without any fault on her part - Conduct of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment to suicide - A word uttered in the fit of anger or emotion without intending the consequences to actually follow cannot be said to be instigation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment to suicide - In order to convict a person u/s 306 IPC there has to be a clear mens rea to commit the offence - It also requires an active act or direct act which led the deceased to commit suicide seeing no option and this act must have been intended to push the deceased into such a position that he/she committed suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment to suicide - Allegations that deceased committed suicide when she was denied permission by the accused to use car - No material whatsoever against accused much less positive act on the part of accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide - Element of mens rea to commit offence missing - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty and abetment of suicide - Acquittal - Appeal - Interference therewith - High Court reversed finding of acquittal mainly relying on letter written by deceased to her sister-i, law - Said letter was not produced during course of investigation - There is nothing on record to establish its authenticity - It is produced by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - There must be proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide - Merely on the allegations of harassment without there being any positive action proximate to the time of occurrence on the part of accused which led or compelled the person to commit suicide, conviction in terms of S.306..........
