Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | 1860: s. 306 Penal Code |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2 Referred Case 3 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Penal Code, 1860: s. 306 – Abetment of suicide – Commission of suicide by the student after he was reprimanded for the misconduct in the College – He was suspended and asked to call for his parents as an exercise of legitimate disciplinary action; and was also issued notice and was asked to deposit security amount of Rs. 10,000/- – However, instead of complying with the disciplinary action, student took his own life by jumping into the canal – Before doing so, he sent an SMS to his brother stating that he love his parents and does not want to trouble them – Registration of FIR against the appellantsteacher, Head of the Department and the principal – Charges framed u/s 306 – Revision petition thereagainst by the appellants, dismissed by the High Court – On appeal, held: There was no independent witness to the actual incident – No case made out for abetment of suicide – Absence of necessary ingredients to make an offence – Disciplinary action is necessary for running the institute and contra position would create lawless and unmanageable situation in an educational institute – Further, the suicide note shows the deceased thought that his father could be blamed for the episode and thus asked to not to trouble his father – Anguish of the father ought not to have been converted into a case of abetment of suicide – Investigation and the approach of the trial court could have been more realistic keeping in mind the facts and circumstances of the case – Thus, orderframing the charges set aside. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul |
Neutral Citation | 2022 INSC 1326 |
Petitioner | V. P. Singh Etc |
Respondent | The State Of Punjab & Ors. |
SCR | [2022] 8 S.C.R. 847 |
Judgement Date | 2022-11-24 |
Case Number | 2103 |
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