Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 34, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32, 113A -- Suicide by burning - Dying declaration recorded in cyclostyled form - No certificate of doctor - Deceased suffered 95% burn injuries - Deceased not able to respond to questions put to her - No evidentiary value of such dying declaration - Evidence on record to suggest that deceased was..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, 304B -- Letter written by deceased that she may have to get a gold ring but wherefrom will she get the money for buying it - Held, there is no reference to any demand of money by the present appellant - Appellant acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Suicide - Abetment - Instigate - Means to goad or urge, forward or to provoke, incite, urge or encourage to do an act - Mens rea is necessary concomitant of instigation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Suicide - 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 thus required before a person can be said to be abetting suicide...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Abetment to suicide - Dowry demand - Demand of customary gifts from parents of deceased - On non fulfilling the demand deceased tortured - Such continuous torture and cruelty enough to compel deceased to take an extreme step to end her life and life of her minor child - Abetment to commit suicide duly proved by prosecution witnesses..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 306 -- Abetment of suicide - Husband and mother-in-law convicted u/s 302 IPC - Deceased had a male child in her womb - Husband and mother-in-law would never like to finish this child - However, from prosecution evidence it was established that it was her husband who always called her woman of loose character - Suicide committed under..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Suicide in matrimonial home within seven months of marriage - Every member of the family of deceased has come up with a different plea about the harassment - Husband of deceased was not at home when she committed suicide - No marks of injury on her body - No evidence on record as to why..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 306 -- Approver can be examined as a witness only when formalities as provided in the provision are complied with...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Offence u/ss 498A, 306 IPC - Appeal against conviction - Alleged demand of money at time of birth of male child in `Chhuchhak' ceremony by husband and his family members - Deceased being sensitive took action to commit suicide as she was aware that her father was poor - As per evidence accused/appellants had not brought about..........
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 - The mere fact that the husband treated the deceased wife with cruelty is not enough...........
