Made Her Existence 'Worthless': Uttarakhand High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Abetting Suicide By Blackmailing Woman Through Obscene Videos

"It is definitely a position of making the existence of someone worthless... The act of abetment can only be inferred by the attending action of the deceased. In fact, it is a kind of reading the mind of deceased, as to what transpired in her mind, when she ended her life. More so, it is an act of reading the mind of the deceased, as to who influenced her to commit suicide."

The diseased was a married woman and during investigation it came to light that the applicant was in touch with her and through their chats it was revealed that he was threatening her with her obscene pictures. The IO had concluded from this that the nature of these acts was harassment that lead to her suicide.

Applicant's counsel argued that he is not named in the FIR; the brothers of the deceased, who have been examined at trial have not stated anything against him; they have leveled allegations against the husband of the deceased who had deserted, left and ignored the deceased, and, it is he, who would beat the deceased. It was argued that there is no evidence against the applicant and the applicant is in custody for last one year.

State Counsel submitted that the WhatsApp chat dated 08.06.2020, which was filed along with supplementary counter affidavit, speaks volumes.

The Court went on to peruse the chats produced by the State and came to the conclusion that it is prima facie proved that in fact, the actions of the Applicant frustrated the deceased and put her in a condition where she found it difficult to continue existence.

In view of the above circumstances the court was of view that the present is not a fit case for bail and accordingly dismissed it.

Case Title : Rajesh Singh Bhandari Versus State of Uttarakhand

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