Supreme Court of India

Gurcharan Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2016] 8 S.C.R. 741
Bench Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy JJ.
Decided 2 December 2016

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Penal Code, 1860: ss.306134 - Abetment to suicide - Suicide c by consuming pesticide by mother and two daughters - Suicide note attributing harassment to the appellant and other in-laws family members - Prosecution case was that the deceased-mother was deprived of share in the in-laws property and was ill treated, harassed and intimidated by them after disappearance of her husband - Trial court held the appellant and one of the co-accused guilty - High Court affirmed the same - On appeal, Held: The basic ingredients of s.306 are suicidal death and the abetment thereof - To constitute

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