Supreme Court of India
Mangat Ram v. State of Haryana
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the circumstances of the case pointed out by the prosecution are totally insufficient to hold that the accused had abetted his wife to commit suicide and the circumstances enumerated under Section 113A of the Evidence Act have also not been satisfied.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A and 306 - Married woman died of burn injuries at her matrimonial home few months after marriage, while appellant-husband was away at his place of work - No evidence to show whether it was an accidental death or whether the deceased had committed suicide - Conviction of appellant-husband ulss.498A and 306 - Justification - Held: Not justified - Circumstances of the case as pointed out by the prosecution totally insufficient to hold that the appellant had abetted his wife to commit suicide and the circumstances enumerated u/s. 113A of the Evidence Act also not
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- 2023 Kashibai & Ors. v. The State of Karnataka
- 2020 Gurcharan Singh v. The State of Punjab
- 2019 Gurjit Singh v. State of Punjab
- 2025 Abhinav Mohan Delkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
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