Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 496 · Decided 17 September 2021
Kanchan Sharma v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 496 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 194
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1022/2021
- Decided
- 17 September 2021
- Bench
- R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 107, 3(2)(v); CrPC Section 482; SC/ST Act Section 3(2)(v)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.306 - Deceased (brother of complainant) went to the house of appellant and consumed poison by taking out from a small bottle which he carried in his pocket - Proceedings against appellant u/s.306, IPC and 3(2)(v) of the SC and ST Act - High of appellant u/s.482, CrPC - On appeal, held: Merely because deceased consumed poison in front of the house of the appellant, that itself will not indicate any relation of the appellant with the deceased - Absolutely no material to allege that appellant abetted for suicide of the
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