refusal to marry not instigation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“In the case on hand, even if we believe that the accused due to opposition and pressure from his family declined to get married with the deceased, it could not be said that he led to a situation by which the deceased was left with no other option but to commit suicide.”

Refusal to marry abetment of suicide
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“To convict a person for abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC, there has to be a clear mens rea on the part of the accused to abet such a crime and it requires an active act or a direct act leading to the commission of suicide.