Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 702 · Decided 19 June 2007
Kishori Lal v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 702 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 1051
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1115/1999
- Decided
- 19 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 107; Evidence Act
Headnote
B ' Penal Code, I 860: ss. 306 and I 07-Suicide by wife-Conviction of husband for abetment c of suicide-Challenge against-Held: There is no proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide-Evidence show that deceased was disturbed due to her failure to beget a and 'instigate'-Meaning of-Discussed. Deceased had committed suicide. Trial Court convicted appellant husband for abetment of suicide under s.306 IPC. High Court affirmed the conviction. E In appeal to this Court, appellant contended that there was no evidence led to show that he was in any
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