Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 402 · Decided 27 March 2025
R. Shashirekha v. State of Karnataka and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 402 · [2025] 3 S.C.R. 1217
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1539/2025
- Decided
- 27 March 2025
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 306, 420, 506; CrPC Section 482, 174
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the order by which High Court allowed the petition of the respondents thereby quashing FIR and further investigation under ss.34, 306, 420, 506 of Penal Code, 1860. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Penal Code, Quashing of complaint - Abetment of suicide - Cheating - Victim, respondent nos.2 and 3 partners in a firm, and respondent no.4 was the manager - Victim committed suicide by hanging - After about 39 days, the appellant-wife of the deceased registered a complaint that
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