Breaking off relationship or refusing to marry not abetment of suicide: HC – The Times of India

NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has ruled that breaking off a relationship or refusing to marry does not constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 of IPC. Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke discharged the accused, Vaibhav Mawale, who was charged after his former partner died by suicide in 2020.The…

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Supreme Court: Can’t slap abetment charge mechanically to harass accused – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of Section 306 of Indian Penal Code pertaining to abetment to suicide, the Supreme Court on Friday said prosecuting agencies should be sensitised not to “mechanically frame charges” to subject people to a totally untenable prosecution just to “assuage the feelings” of the family of the deceased.A bench of…

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