Sexual Assault victim commits suicide — NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that an alleged victim of sexual assault
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Bom HC | High Court upheld the decision of trial court in light of no evidence to hold the charge of “cruelty” under S. 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J. dismissed an appeal filed by the State against the order of acquittal by the trial
NHRC notice to Chief Secretary and DGP, Haryana over reported suicide by a rape victim in police station
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of media reports that a woman committed suicide at Police Station Jathlana, Yamunanagar,
P&H HC | Mere aggressive behavior and sadness of mood of wife does not qualify as a ground for divorce
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar Jain and Harnaresh Singh Gill, JJ. heard an appeal that sought
West Bengal IPS Officer suicide: SC expresses desire to meet the wife of the deceased officer
Supreme Court: A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has expressed its willingness to meet with the wife of former senior
Del HC | Mere bickering doesn’t constitute offence under Ss. 304-B and 498-A IPC; in laws living in separate house discharged
Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J., allowed a petition filed by in-laws of the deceased (wife) against the order of the trial court
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
Repeated attempts by wife to commit suicide amounts to extreme cruelty; divorce granted
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. dismissed an appeal against the judgment of Family Court
Husband acquitted from charge of abetting wife’s suicide on absence of instigation or provocation
Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Md. Mumtaz Khan and Jay Sengupta, JJ. partly allowed the appeal of the appellant-husband
Notice to Centre on court-monitored probe in alleged suicide due to “harassment”: SC
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud, JJ., sought centre’s response on the
Husband acquitted of charges under Section 498-A IPC on grounds of parity with co-accused
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Manish Pitale, J., acquitted the appellant-husband who was convicted by the trial court
NHRC: Notice issued to Centre and Maharashtra Govt over suicide of 639 farmers in Maharashtra between March to May, 2018
National Human Rights Commission: NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the Government of Maharashtra in the State Assembly
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
Assignment of work, by itself, is not a ground to make superior officer liable under Section 306 IPC
Supreme Court: Uday U. Lalit, J. speaking for himself and Arun Mishra, J., delivered the judgment of the vacation bench holding that
Seeking financial help from wife does not by itself amount to cruelty
Bombay High Court: A criminal appeal preferred by the appellant against the order of his conviction and sentence passed by the trial
‘Live link’ between the act of appellant and the act of deceased is necessary for conviction under Section 306 IPC
Chhattisgarh High Court: The appellant was acquitted of the charges under Section 306 IPC by a Single Judge Bench comprising of Ram
No prosecution for attempt to commit suicide: Person shall be presumed to be under severe stress
Enacting the new Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Parliament has decriminalised the attempt to commit suicide. A person attempting to commit suicide shall
Ordinary tantrums and discord or differences in domestic life does not amount to cruelty as envisaged under Section 498-A IPC
Bombay High Court: While allowing the application for suspension of sentence of the applicant/accused under Sections 498-A and 306 read with Section
In order to convict a person for abetment of suicide, there has to be a clear mens rea to commit an offence
Supreme Court: Dealing with the scope of Section 306 IPC, the Court said that in order to convict a person under Section
Ruchika Girhotra Case: S.P.S. Rathore’s conviction upheld; sentence mitigated due to old age
Supreme Court: In the Ruchika Girhotra case, the Court reduce the sentence of S.P.S. Rathore to the period already undergone by him