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The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against six individuals accused of abetting a woman’s suicide after her lover refused to marry her. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran ruled that a refusal to marry after a consensual relationship does not automatically constitute abetment to suicide.
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The CBI has chargesheeted Samarth Singh and his mother Giribala Singh, accusing them of subjecting former actor-model Twisha Sharma to sustained mental cruelty before her death in Bhopal. The agency invoked provisions concerning cruelty, abetment to suicide and common intention
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A 26-year-old newlywed woman, Vishakha Tilekar, allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Ambernath after facing dowry harassment, according to her family’s complaint. Police registered a case against her husband and relatives, arrested her doctor husband, and launched an investigation
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Nearly ten days after TCS engineer Amit Abhay Brahme allegedly died by suicide in Pune’s Hinjewadi, police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against three colleagues named in his note. The note accused two project managers and a male colleague of harassment.
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Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, an absconding AAP legislator accused in a rape case, was arrested by Punjab Police after months on the run. His arrest follows another case against former minister Laljit Bhullar earlier this week
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A man’s suicide after viral Instagram harassment allegations sparked outrage in Kerala, raising concerns over social media vigilantism, police lapses and due process. Police booked abetment to suicide as probes, human rights inquiry and political criticism intensified
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Bengaluru police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and senior executive Subrath Kumar Das following the death of employee K Aravind, who allegedly left behind a detailed note accusing workplace harassment. Ola has denied the allegations and challenged the FIR in court.
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Dandepalli Narasaiah from Sirsanna village jailed for torturing his wife mentally and abetting her to commit suicide six years ago
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In a suicide note purportedly written by the trader, Singh (55) alleged that he was left with no option but to die by suicide due to harassment of the three for repayment of a loan he had availed from them.
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The Allahabad High Court has held that if there is no other factor, just refusal to marry does not come within the purview of abetment to suicide, therefore it will not be called an offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Kothagudem: Confusion prevailed over the arrest of local MLA Vanama Venkateshwara Rao’s son, Vanama Raghavendra Rao, against whom a case of abetment to suicide was booked at Paloncha police station in the district. While there were rumours of his arrest in Hyderabad, the police did not confirm it. Raghavendra Rao, also known as Raghava, was […]
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The incident took place on February 25 and police identified the victim as Ayesha Khan (23) who also spoke to her husband and parents before taking the extreme step.
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The four were booked for abetting the suicide by Alam Vinoda (25), the wife of Vilas, based on a complaint received from her mother Erma Budaba
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The bench also said the Supreme Court, high courts and lower courts must be alive to the misuse of criminal law by the state machinery.
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The top court expressed concern over state governments targeting some individuals on the basis of ideology and difference of opinion.
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The Bombay High Court had on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Arnab Goswami and two others in connection with the case and directed him to approach a lower court to seek bail.
