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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Fire at mass marriage event attended by Dy CM Shivakumar, nobody affected
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Fire broke out near the stage of the mass marriage event that was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here, police said on Sunday.
Nobody was affected, and the fire was immediately put out, they said.
The fire was noticed shortly after Shivakumar and other dignitaries left the stage, and Forest Minister Eshwaran Khandre was speaking to the media at the venue in Sindhanur, officials said.
According to officials, wires, speakers, and cloth materials near the stage caught fire, allegedly due to a short circuit.
Police personnel present at the spot quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire.
The programme was halted for some time and resumed later, they said.
Several ministers, legislators and political leaders from the region, and actor Sudeep had attended the event.
