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Bombay High Court: <\/strong>K.R. Shriram, J., while upholding the decision of the trial court with regard to the acquittal of the accused, held that,<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an acquittal and therefore, there is double presumption in favour of accused.\u201d<\/p>\n

The present appeal was filed impugning an order and Judgment by Vth Adhoc Sessions Judge, Pune, acquitting 6 accused of offences punishable under Sections 498A, 306, 201 read with Section 34 of Penal Code, 1860.<\/p>\n

Accused were charged with offences punishable under Sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty)<\/em>, 302 (punishment for murder)<\/em>, 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender )<\/em> read with Section 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention)<\/em> of IPC.<\/p>\n

Jayshree (Deceased) on visiting her parental home on several occasions had informed of the ill-treatment and harassment she was being received from her matrimonial home on account of demand of money for buying a Motorcycle.<\/p>\n

On hearing the same, Complainant (Jayshree\u2019s father) made the in-laws of Jayshree realise that they should not ill-treat or harass Jayshree.\u00a0 After a few days, on one morning Complainant received the message of Jayshree being dead.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, Complainant alleged the accused of having ill-treated Jayshree on account of demand of money for the purchase of Motor Cycle and made her life miserable and thereafter murdered her. Base on the same, offence was lodged under Sections 498A, 302, 201 and 34 of Penal Code.<\/p>\n

Trial Court altered the charge from Section 302 to 306 IPC on receiving an application for the same as the medical report stated that the cause of death was by hanging, i.e., suicide not murder.<\/p>\n

After hearing the parties and on receiving the evidence pertaining to the case, Court passed the order of acquittal, which is impugned in the present appeal.<\/p>\n

APP submitted that the accused were harassing and ill-treating the deceased by unlawfully demanding Hero Honda Motor Cycle. Jayshree on not being able to bear with the harassment on the part of the accused, therefore, abetted the commission of suicide by Jayshree. Hence all the accused have to be convicted.<\/p>\n

Senior Advocate, Rajiv Patil while defending the impugned Judgment submitted that none of the witnesses can be taken to have proved the offence under Sections 498A or 201 or 306 of IPC.<\/p>\n

Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n

High Court agreed with the respondent\u2019s counsel on considering the evidence placed on record.<\/p>\n

With regard to the evidence in regard to the allegation of demand of money for motor cycle, documents showing that the accused had bought the same before his marriage on taking a loan from the bank which was also repaid before the marriage have been placed on record.<\/p>\n

Regarding Section 306 IPC, Court noted that no evidence had been placed on record to speak off. There was no evidence to suggest or indicate that the accused knew or had reason to believe that the deceased would commit suicide.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEven if any acts or words uttered by the accused or their conduct are sufficient to demean or humiliate the deceased and even to drive the deceased to suicide, such acts will not amount to instigation or abetment of commission of suicide, unless it is established that the accused intended by their acts that the deceased must commit suicide. It is not enough if the acts of the accused cause persuasion in the mind of the deceased to commit suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In reference to the above, decision of Kerala High Court was cited, Cyriac v. Sub-Inspector of Police, Kaduthuruthy,<\/em> 2005 SCC OnLine Ker 346<\/a>, wherein it was held that,<\/p>\n

\u201c…it is not what the deceased \u2018felt\u2019, but what the accused \u2018intended\u2019 by her act which is more important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thus, in Court\u2019s opinion and on considering the evidence on record, prosecution failed to drive home the charge under Section 498A or Section 306 IPC.<\/p>\n

Bench held that there is double presumption in favour of the accused, \u00a0firstly<\/strong>, the presumption of innocence available to the accused under the fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that every person shall be presumed to be innocent unless they are proved guilty by a competent court of law. Secondly<\/strong>, accused having secured their acquittal, the presumption of their innocence is further reinforced, reaffirmed and strengthened by the trial court.<\/p>\n

Hence, trial court\u2019s decision cannot be held illegal or improper or contrary to law. [State of Maharashtra v. Vijay Maruti Bombale, 2019 SCC OnLine Bom 5985<\/b><\/a>, decided on 19-12-2019]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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