Judges need to be extra careful while conducting criminal trials relating to dowry deaths: Supreme Court [Read guidelines]
Supreme Court: In a case relating to dowry death, the bench of NV Ramana*, CJ and Aniruddha Bose, J has said that
Section 306 IPC
After one year of marriage, woman burnt to death over dowry. Supreme Court finds accused guilty; explains the true import of “soon before” under Section 304-B IPC
“When the legislature used the words, “soon before” they did not mean “immediately before”. Rather, they left its determination in the hands of the courts.”
All HC | Woman commits suicide after various cases against her, being subjected to harassment at matrimonial home. Can a case of abetment of suicide be established? HC discusses
Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh-I, J., while discussing abetment of suicide, stated that: “…if some act either of omission or commission
Bom HC | If a banker refuses to grant loan on an already outstanding amount, would the said act amount to instigation under S. 107 of IPC? HC pronounces a reasoned order
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of V.M. Deshpande and Anil S. Kilor, JJ., held that if the prosecution fails prima facie to
Guj HC | Will the Act of demanding repayment of money bring a case within the meaning of S. 306 IPC? HC throws light on ingredients of abetment to suicide
Gujarat High Court: Gita Gopi, J., while addressing an issue with regard to abetment to suicide held that in accordance with the ingredients
Bom HC | “Easy to accuse somebody of ill-treatment after someone dies, but not wise to convict somebody based on general statements”; Every Cruelty is not an offence under S. 498A IPC
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while deciding the appeal filed impugning the order and judgment passed with regard to acquittal for
Bom HC | Accused having secured acquittal, presumption of innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by trial court
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court with regard to the acquittal of the accused,
Bom HC | Law does not permit trial court to reconstruct a new theory of its own from residual parts of prosecution evidence to convict the accused
Bombay High Court: K.K. Sonawane, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby the appellant was convicted
Bom HC explains “abetment by instigation” while acquitting in-laws of offences punishable under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: K.R. Shriram, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court whereby it had acquitted of the
Kar HC | Mere allegations in the death note does not amount to substantial evidence for conviction
Karnataka High Court: K.N. Phaneendra, J. allowed the criminal petition filed under Section 438 of The Code for Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking
Ker HC | Mens rea on part of accused needed to initiate a proceeding for abetment of suicide – bank official denying education loan to student cannot be said to abet her suicide
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. allowed a petition filed by bank official praying for quashing proceedings initiated against him for
Del HC | Charges under Ss. 306 and 498-A IPC are independent of each-other; discharge under one does not ipso facto amount to acquittal for another
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. dismissed a criminal revision petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby charge under Section
Chh HC | The three ingredients under S. 107 IPC required to be fulfilled for framing of charge under S. 306 IPC
Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Chandel, J., while addressing an instant revision being preferred against the charges framed under
P&H HC | Proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide required to prove abetment of suicide
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The Bench of Arvind Singh Sangwan, J. set aside an order framing charges under Sections 306 and
Del HC| Slapping husband in presence of others not enough to show instigation to commit suicide
Delhi High Court: The Bench of Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. discharged the petitioner-wife of the offence under Section 306 IPC for allegedly abetting suicide
Determining question of intention in case pending investigation while deciding application under Section 482 CrPC not justified: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of Bombay
Clear mens rea to commit the offence is a sine qua non for conviction under Section 306 IPC
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench comprising of P.N. Deshmukh and M.G. Giratkar, JJ. allowed an application for quashing an FIR lodged