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Section 109 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Ramesh Kumar vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 17 October, 2001
No doubt that the word œinstigate used in
Section 107 IPC has been explained by this Court in Ramesh
Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh ((2001) 9 SCC 618) to say that
where the accused had, by his acts or omissions or by a
continued course of conduct, created such circumstances that
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the deceased was left with no other option except to commit
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instigation has to be gathered from the circumstances of the
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case. All cases may not be of direct evidence in regard to
instigation having a direct nexus to the suicide. There could be
cases where the circumstances created by the accused are such
that a person feels totally frustrated and finds it difficult to
continue existence.''
Therefore, it is clear that a person can be said to have instigated another
person, when he actively suggests or stimulates him by means of language,
direct or indirect. Instigate means to goad or urge forward or to provoke, incite,
urge or encourage to do an act.
Sanju @ Sanjay Singh Sengar vs State Of M.P on 1 May, 2002
In Sanju alias Sanjay Singh Sengar vs. State of MP, (2002) 5 SCC
371, the Hon'ble Apex Court in paragraphs 9 to 11 has observed as under:-
Section 34 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Amit Kapoor vs Ramesh Chander & Anr on 13 September, 2012
Explanation 2.- Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the
commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the
commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission
thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.'
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whether any of the aforesaid clauses namely firstly alongwith
explanation 1 or more particularly thirdly with Explanation 2
to Section 107 is attracted in the facts and circumstances of the
present case so as to bring the present case within the purview
of Section 306 IPC.'
The Supreme Court in the case of Amit Kapur Vs. Ramesh Chander
reported in (2012) 9 SCC 460 has held as under :
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 174 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Netai Dutta vs State Of West Bengal on 28 February, 2005
Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that prima facie o n the
facts and evidence as adduced by the prosecution in the case, no offence under
Section 306 of the IPC is made out against the petitioner/accused as there is no
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provoked the deceased to commit suicide. Learned counsel for the petitioner
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has relied upon the judgments passed by the Apex Court in the case of Netai
Dutta Vs. State of West Bengal [(2005) 2 SCC 659] and Sanju @ Sanjay
Singh Sengar Vs. State of M.P. [(2002) 5 SCC 371] and contended that the
petitioner has not committed any willful act or omission or intentionally aided or
instigated the deceased in committing the act of suicide. There is no case that
the petitioner has played any part or any role in any conspiracy which ultimately
instigated or resulted in the commission of suicide by deceased.