Karnataka High Court: Prosecution for instigating wife's suicide cannot be quashed post chargesheet
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the charge of abetment to suicide against a husband can only be properly evaluated in a full trial after evidence is presented. The decision was made by Justice M. Nagaprasanna while refusing to quash the abetment to suicide charge under s. 306 IPC against Mayukh Mukherjee.
The case involves a couple who married in 2021 and relocated to Bengaluru. Following marital discord, the wife tragically committed suicide on February 24, 2023. Her father subsequently filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws. After investigation, the police filed a chargesheet solely against the husband under s. 498-A and s. 306 IPC.
Mukherjee sought to quash the charges, arguing that his wife suffered from depression and had not blamed him or his family in a video recorded before her death. However, the complainant’s counsel highlighted evidence from the victim’s diary and an audio recording, indicating that Mukherjee’s extramarital affair and alleged cruelty drove her to suicide.
The court, after reviewing the evidence, observed that the matter requires a full trial to determine the husband’s role in the suicide. It held that the factors indicating instigation are present and dismissed the petition.
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PWD, Google Maps officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case
Budaun (UP), Nov 25: Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said.
The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday.
Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding.
According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route.
The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border.
Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people.
The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the FIR.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Google in a statement said, "Our deepest sympathies go out to the families. We're working closely with the authorities and providing our support to investigate the issue."
On Sunday, Faridpur Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said, "Earlier this year, floods caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse onto the river, but this change had not been updated in the system."
He said the bridge had no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach.
