Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Death of deceased by fall into well - Prosecution evidence that soon before incident of death, deceased was subjected to physical and mental cruelty by accused father-in-law - Conduct of accused to run away from his house along with his family unnatural - No evidence that deceased accidentally fell into well -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 374 -- Death of a woman by burning - In the dying declaration she stated that burnt herself as she had quarrel with accused (husband) - Trial court convicted and sentenced accused to four years - High Court enhanced sentence to 6 years - Held, enhancement of sentence not justified - Trial court..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Cruelty and abetment to suicide - Deceased informed his father that she was tortured by husband - Father failed to narrate the nature of torture meted to his daughter - In dying declaration, deceased stated that she had decided to end her life as her husband refused to allow her from going to another place to attend conference..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 376, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 372, 377, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136 -- Offence u/ss 306, 376 IPC - High Court acquitted accused u/s 306 IPC - Conviction u/s 376 IPC maintained but sentence reduced to that already undergone - Appeal by National Commission for Women and not by State or the heirs of deceased -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Reduction in sentence - Husband and mother-in-law convicted and sentenced on the allegation of cruelty and abetment of suicide - Incident of the year 1994 - Husband got remarried and had got two children - Mother-in-law 70 years of age - Substantive sentence reduced to one already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 107 -- Abetment of suicide - Suicide by a woman after 10/11 years of marriage who was having three sons - Father of deceased lodged complaint that his daughter was harassed by husband by making demand of dowry - No specific incident indicated except one which was 2/3 years old - No allegation of instigation, provocation or positive act..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Conviction u/ss 498-A, 306 IPC and accused sentenced to 1 year and 7 months RI respectively - Incident 10 years old - Accused undergone more than two years of actual sentence - Sentence reduced to already undergone...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 107 -- Abetment to suicide - Accused husband failed to maintain his wife and neglected her and sent notice threatening that he would initiate steps for divorce from her - Husband's mother, co-accused also had been a party to that whole as there was no direct evidence - Held, it cannot be said that accused instigated or intentionally..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Accused held not guilty u/s 306 IPC - Statement given by deceased wife before death of her mother that she was not given proper food and was beaten - Held, statement can be used only to ascertain the cause of death - It cannot be used in evidence against accused while dealing with offence u/s..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Sexual intercourse with false promise of marriage - Deceased prosecutrix committed suicide because she was carrying pregnancy of 8 months and accused had refused to marry her - Held, it is difficult for an unmarried girl carrying pregnancy, to live in the Indian society without fear of defamation and shame - The..........
