https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314490 Persistent harassment, humiliation and illegal demands may amount to instigation for abetment to suicide where the materials, including a suicide note and family statements, show a continued course of conduct rather than a stray remark. At the quashing stage, the court must only form a tentative view and not decide guilt finally. Applying the settled test under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, sustained conduct capable of leaving the deceased with no real option but to commit suicide was treated as sufficient to disclose a prima facie case. The prayer for quashing was rejected and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. en-us Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314490 Persistent harassment, humiliation and illegal demands may amount to instigation for abetment to suicide where the materials, including a suicide note and family statements, show a continued course of conduct rather than a stray remark. At the quashing stage, the court must only form a tentative view and not decide guilt finally. Applying the settled test under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, sustained conduct capable of leaving the deceased with no real option but to commit suicide was treated as sufficient to disclose a prima facie case. The prayer for quashing was rejected and the criminal proceedings were allowed to continue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314490