Suicide case quashed

abetment to suicide mens rea
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Court would not hesitate to exercise its extraordinary powers which are inherent to quash such proceedings when it comes to fore, and the court is satisfied that allowing the proceedings to continue would be an abuse of process of Court or that the ends of the justice require that the proceedings ought to be quashed.”

Abetment of suicide
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There must be a close proximity between the positive act of instigation by the accused person and the commission of suicide by the victim.”