Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306 -- Dowry death - Suicide within six months of marriage - Accused started demanding money and harassing deceased within 20 days of marriage - Mal-treatment and harassment not brought to the notice of respectables - Held, parents of deceased did not like to bring this to the knowledge of respectables as marriage had just taken place and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- Dowry death - Deceased did not commit suicide - Cause of death neurogenic shock - If death is not by suicide then there can be no conviction u/s 306 IPC - However, when it is proved that appellants with a view to meet their demand of Rs.20,000/- and a golden ring, which was not satisfied, harassed the deceased, their..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 107, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Suicide - Abetment - Suicide note left behind by employee stated that he was being harassed by authorities for his trade union activities and that he being frustrated in life, commits suicide - On basis of such suicide note offence of abetment of suicide is not made out as it does not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 494 -- Suicide by wife by burning in matrimonial home - Husband performed second marriage - Wife committed suicide for being in acute mental depression for performing second marriage by husband - As per personal law performance of second marriage not illegal - Husband not responsible for abetment to suicide - Acquittal calls for..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 306, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Suicide by wife by consuming poison - S.304-B IPC is not applicable - Accused can be convicted for abetment of suicide by employing presumption laid down in S.113-A of Evidence Act - Conviction altered from S.304-B to S.306 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 107, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Suicide - In suicide note name of appellant appearing at two places - Except this there is no reference of any act or incidence whereby appellant is alleged to have committed any willful act or omission or intentionally aided or instigated the deceased in committing the act of suicide..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 306, 452 & 354 - Bail - Abetment- Allegation against accused that he entered the house of the complainant and caught hold of the daughter of the complainant who committed suicide on the next day - Accused in custody for last since 6 months - Bail granted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 302 -- Dowry death by burn injuries - Kerosene oil poured and deceased set on fire - Prosecution of husband and mother-in-law - Deceased subjected to torture and maltreatment for bringing more dowry - Sufficient evidence available to prove torture and assault against both accused - No evidence to show that deceased committed suicide -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34 -- Offence u/s 304-B, 498-A/34 IPC - Mother-in-law seeking anticipatory bail - Deceased committed suicide when she was at parents house for about one month - Allegations in FIR were against husband who is already in custody - Prima facie there is no proximate or live link between..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 406, 498A -- Suicide at her parents house - Complaint against accused that they were not satisfied with dowry and they were harassing the deceased, consequent to which she developed depression - Case of accused that deceased was a schizophrenic psychotic patient with cyclic depression and..........
