Can marital discord amount to abetment of suicide? Uttarakhand high court draws the legal line
The Uttarakhand High Court acquitted a man convicted of abetting his wife's suicide, emphasizing that marital discord and suspicion alone do not constitute abetment under law. The court found the prosecution failed to prove a positive act, mens rea, or a proximate link to the suicide, overturning a 2011 sessions court conviction.
The Uttarakhand High Court acquitted a man convicted of abetting his wife's suicide, emphasizing that marital discord and suspicion alone do not constitute abetment under law. The court found the prosecution failed to prove a positive act, mens rea, or a proximate link to the suicide, overturning a 2011 sessions court conviction.
