Section 108 BNS Archives

Suicide note absolving accused weakens prima facie case for abetment of suicide; Himachal Pradesh HC grants bail to husband

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted regular bail in an abetment of suicide case, holding that a contemporaneous suicide note absolving all persons of responsibility carried greater prima facie value than earlier allegations of harassment and failed to disclose any proximate act of instigation.

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Section 108 BNS| No abetment of suicide without proximate positive action by accused: Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail to wife in husband’s suicide case

“It is well settled proposition of law that bail is the rule, and jail is an exception and pre-trial incarceration of the wife should not be a replica of post-conviction sentencing.”

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Delhi High Court denies bail to husband in dowry death case over wife’s post-mortem injury and statutory presumption

Dowry deaths corode societal values, and perpetuate systemic oppression of women, cruelty culminating in the death of a young bride strikes at the collective conscience of society.

case against wife quashed despite suicide note

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Writing ‘wife needs his death’ and that ‘she tortured him’ in suicide note not enough: Karnataka HC quashes abetment to suicide case against wife

“Reading of the complaint, filed in the present case, would go to show that, necessary ingredients to attract the alleged offence is not found.”

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‘Suicide note did not reveal any serious fight in recent past’; Punjab and Haryana HC grants anticipatory bail to wife accused of abetting husband’s suicide

The Court stated that the Trial Court would examine whether the deceased took a drastic step of ending his life due to the regular and constant instigation of the accused or due to the weakness of his mental health.