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The Supreme Court on Friday said that broken relationships are emotionally painful, and if there is no intention to abet suicide, it does not automatically amount to the crime of abetment. The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan made this comment in a decision.
What was the whole matter?
The apex court overturned the Karnataka High Court’s decision which had convicted Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi for the offenses of cheating and abetment of suicide under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). “This is a case of broken relationship and not criminal conduct,” the judgment said. Sanadi was initially charged under IPC sections 417 (cheating), 306 (abetment of suicide) and 376 (rape). were installed. The trial court acquitted him of all charges, while the Karnataka High Court, on appeal by the state government, convicted him of cheating and abetment of suicide and sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.
The girl committed suicide after 8 years of relationship
According to the FIR lodged at the behest of the mother, her 21-year-old daughter was in love with the accused for the last eight years and had committed suicide in August 2007 after the accused refused to fulfill his promise of marriage. Justice Mithal wrote a 17-page judgment on behalf of the bench. The bench analyzed the two statements of the woman before her death and said there was neither any allegation of physical relationship between the couple nor any deliberate act leading to suicide. Therefore, the judgment emphasized that broken relationships are emotionally distressing, but they do not automatically amount to a criminal act.
What decision did the Supreme Court give?
The Supreme Court said, “Even in cases where the victim commits suicide due to cruelty, the courts have always held that discord and differences in domestic life are quite common in the society and the commission of such a crime is quite The extent depends on the mental condition of the victim.” The court also said, ”Admittedly, unless the criminal intention of the accused is established, it is not possible to convict him under Section 306 of the IPC ”The judgment states that such There is no evidence to show that the accused incited the woman to commit suicide. The court emphasized that refusing to marry even after a long relationship does not amount to abetment.
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