Compulsory Education Act, 2009
17. Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child. -
(1) No child shall be subjected to physical punishment or mental
treatment
in terms of physical as well as mental harassment
extended by Accused Nos.1 and 2, the deceased Smt.
Latha is alleged to have ... corroborated with each other in respect
of physical as well as mental harassment leading her to
commit suicide within a span of 7 years from
they had
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extended physical as well as mental harassment to her and
also insisted her to bring additional dowry from her
parental house. Despite ... dire consequences in case she fails to
bring money and caused mental harassment, for which,
the complainant replied that he will arrange for money
within
taken the final
step to commit suicide because only of the mental
harassment of Jayanti Talati.
3.3 Learned advocate Mr. Bharda stated that
Page ... Mehul and
Khodiya on the ground that she was subjected to
mental harassment through them and therefore, she
has smashed her forehead and caused self
Accused Nos.1 and 2 were
extending physical as well as mental harassment to
deceased Rashmi. It is stated that as on 19.09.2011 at
around ... rented house, accused
No.1 had extended physical as well as mental harassment
to her on the ground that she did not beget
terms
of gold ornaments and cash, but extended physical as well
mental harassment to her. Due to the harassment meted ... dowry accused Nos.1 to 3 had extended
physical as well mental harassment and due to that
torture as extended by the accused, by consuming
gone to her parents house due to physical
as well as mental harassment extended by the accused
persons. She has narrated such kind of cruelty ... been
fulfilled, but she was given physical as well as mental
harassment by the accused persons. Due to that
harassment, she consumed pesticides
deceased, the
accused had extended physical as well as mental
harassment, driving the deceased to commit suicide.
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4. It further reveals that accused ... about the harassment, in terms of both physical
as well as mental harassment, extended by the accused
persons to the deceased by insisting
used to harass her by
extending physical as well as mental harassment. Such
act of harassment extended by her husband and also his
mother ... accused No.3, who alleged to have been
extending physical and mental harassment to her. Due
to the harassment meted out at the hands
started subjecting Sridevi to physical as
well as mental harassment. The accused are the
respondents herein respectively in both these appeals.
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However, Respondent ... necessary to state that due to the
physical as well as mental harassment meted out by
Accused Nos.1 to 3, Sridevi is said
