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The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Mahendra K C vs The State Of Karnataka on 29 October, 2021
(29) It is also significant, as noted above, that the suicide
note is dated 09/09/2021, while the actual act of committing suicide
took place after about five days on 14/09/2021. There is no
proximate link between the suicide note recording harassment
allegedly at the behest of the petitioner and the extreme step taken by
the deceased on 14/09/2021. The judgment in the case of Mahendra
K.C. Vs. State of Karnataka (supra) of the Supreme Court is
distinguishable on facts, for the reason that there was specific threat of
being killed by rowdies, recorded in the suicide note, which led to
anxiety and fear in the mind of the deceased, but such is not the case
in the present matter.
Vaijnath Kondiba Khandke vs The State Of Maharashtra on 17 May, 2018
(17) In the case of Vaijnath Kondiba Khandke Vs. State of
Maharashtra and another, (2018) 7 SCC 781 , the Supreme Court took
note of the fact that there were indeed two lines of cases in the context
of quashing of criminal proceedings, when the accused was facing
charge of offence under Section 306 of the IPC. After taking note
thereof, in the said judgment, the Supreme Court held that the accused
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may face trial if the material on record prima facie shows that the
situation was created deliberately by the accused so as to drive the
victim to suicide. On the facts of the said case, it was found that the
FIR and the criminal proceedings deserved to be quashed.
Geo Varghese vs State Of Raj And Anr on 30 April, 2019
(18) In the case of Geo Varghese Vs. State of Rajasthan
and another, 2021 SCC Online SC 873, the Supreme Court held as
follows : -
Shabbir Hussain vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 26 July, 2021
(19) In the case of Shabbir Hussain Vs. The State of
Madhya Pradesh and Ors. (order dated 26/07/2021 passed in SLP
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(Cri.
Amalendu Pal @ Jhantu vs State Of West Bengal on 11 November, 2009
)No.7284/2017), the Supreme Court relied upon earlier judgment
in the case of Amalendu Pal Vs. State of West Bengal, (2010) 1 SCC
707, and held that mere harassment without any positive action on the
part of the accused proximate to the time of occurrence, which led to
the suicide, would not amount to an offence under Section 306 of the
IPC.
Didigam Bikshapathi & Anr vs State Of A.P on 29 November, 2007
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(22) Similarly, the Supreme Court in the cases of
Didigam Bikshpathi and another Vs. State of A.P., AIR 2008 SC 527,
Munshiram Vs. State of Rajasthan, AIR 2018 SC 1923 and Narayan
Malhari Thorat Vs. Vinayak Deorao Bhagat, AIR 2019 SC 224 , found
on facts and on perusing suicide notes in the said cases that prima
facie ingredients of offence under Section 306 read with 107 of the IPC
were made out and accordingly held against the accused persons.
(23) Therefore, it becomes clear that the principles that
have been laid down by the Supreme Court in the aforementioned
judgments in the context of Sections 107 and 306 of the IPC, have to
be applied to the facts of the individual case to conclude, as to whether
the criminal proceedings deserve to be interdicted at this stage of FIR
and charge-sheet itself or that the accused deserves to face trial.
(24) In order to apply the aforementioned principles laid
down by the Supreme Court and followed by this Court, it would be
necessary to refer to the suicide note in the present case. The material
available on record shows that the oral report lodged by the
informant/complainant was virtually based on the aforementioned
suicide note. A perusal of the suicide note shows that it was dated
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09/09/2021, while the actual act of suicide was committed on
14/09/2021. We have noted above that even when there was a gap of
only two days between the incident alleged against the accused and
the actual act of suicide committed by the deceased, the Supreme
Court found that there was no proximate link between the two,
because the deceased had enough time to weigh the pros and cons of
the act of committing suicide.
Narayan Malhari Thorat vs Vinayak Deorao Bhagat on 28 November, 2018
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(22) Similarly, the Supreme Court in the cases of
Didigam Bikshpathi and another Vs. State of A.P., AIR 2008 SC 527,
Munshiram Vs. State of Rajasthan, AIR 2018 SC 1923 and Narayan
Malhari Thorat Vs. Vinayak Deorao Bhagat, AIR 2019 SC 224 , found
on facts and on perusing suicide notes in the said cases that prima
facie ingredients of offence under Section 306 read with 107 of the IPC
were made out and accordingly held against the accused persons.
(23) Therefore, it becomes clear that the principles that
have been laid down by the Supreme Court in the aforementioned
judgments in the context of Sections 107 and 306 of the IPC, have to
be applied to the facts of the individual case to conclude, as to whether
the criminal proceedings deserve to be interdicted at this stage of FIR
and charge-sheet itself or that the accused deserves to face trial.
(24) In order to apply the aforementioned principles laid
down by the Supreme Court and followed by this Court, it would be
necessary to refer to the suicide note in the present case. The material
available on record shows that the oral report lodged by the
informant/complainant was virtually based on the aforementioned
suicide note. A perusal of the suicide note shows that it was dated
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09/09/2021, while the actual act of suicide was committed on
14/09/2021. We have noted above that even when there was a gap of
only two days between the incident alleged against the accused and
the actual act of suicide committed by the deceased, the Supreme
Court found that there was no proximate link between the two,
because the deceased had enough time to weigh the pros and cons of
the act of committing suicide.