Karnataka High Court Upholds Woman's Acquittal Accused Of Abetting Partner's Suicide By Cheating On Him

A single judge bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar dismissed the appeal filed against the order acquitting the accused/respondent for the offence punishable under Section 306 of IPC.

The trial court had placed reliance on the death note and come to a conclusion that there is no evidence indicating abetment by the accused for the suicidal death of Charan.

Scrutinising the note the bench said, "It may be noticed that the deceased Charan had a relationship with the accused. He came to know that the accused had a relationship with other boys including one Vinay...

Coming to know that the accused had relationships with many boys and she tried to avoid him, he became depressed in life. Therefore the death note indicates a kind of depression undergone by the deceased."

Discarding the evidence given by witnesses that the accused was responsible for the suicidal death of deceased, the bench held, "It is not possible to draw inference that there was abetment by the accused. The trial court is justified in acquitting the accused. Therefore there are no grounds to admit. Appeal is dismissed."

Also Read: Abetment To Suicide - Acts Of Accused Must Be Proximate To Occurrence For Conviction Under Section 306 IPC : Supreme Court

Case Title: State of Karnataka by Amruthahalli Police Station v. Swetha

Case No: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1665 OF 2021

Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 405

Date of Order: 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022

Appearance: K. Nageshwarappa, HCGP for appellant

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