other hand, is that the deceased Radha committed
suicide by self strangulation with the help of a chunni. It is pertinent
to note that various ... accused has taken the plea that it was a case of self
strangulation as all the ornaments including the one which was given
that:
" In our view, the case of committing suicide by self-strangulation by the deceased must be ruled out. Both in Modi ... Ranjit Kumar, it has been clearly indicated that suicide by self-strangulation is very rare. For committing suicide by self- strangulation, the person committing suicide
According to Modi's Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, suicide by self strangulation is very rare and without a contrivance, with which sufficient pressure required ... bring about death can be generated, suicide by self strangulation, can not be performed because after application of some force, there would be insensitivity thereby
below :
"In our view, the case of committing suicide by self-strangulation by the deceased must be ruled out. Both in Modi ... Ranjit Kumar, it has been clearly indicated that suicide by self-strangulation is very rare. For committing suicide by self-strangutation, the person committing suicide
could not over-rule the possibility of Kamlesh having at first self-strangulated herself and then receiving the bum injuries by falling by the side ... possibility that after a person puts himself to flames, he can self-strangulate also. He also mentioned that it was possible that Kamlesh after pouring
deceased, has denied that the cause of death was
self strangulation by a soft scarf or chunni. He did not find fibre of cloth
given
that the death had occurred due to "asphyxia resulting from strangulation".
This opinion in the post mortem report was not challenged ... sought to
argue that death could have occurred because of self-strangulation. Such a
stand was neither taken before the trial court and not even
possible for a mentally sick person to have
committed self-strangulation as is being suggested in the case in hand.
17. The death ... place they had found the appellant sitting outside. Though certain self-
incriminating utterances (at such stage) were attributed to the appellant even
jurisprudence, it has
been categorically stated that for committing suicide by self
strangulation, the aid of a contrivance to maintain force till death ... such contrivance clearly rules out
any possibility of suicide by self strangulation. In the aforesaid
fact, excepting the accused no other person had any opportunity
death was caused due to asphyxia due to ligature
strangulation.
The plea of suicidal strangulation by the accused persons
is ruled out because: firstly ... secondly, according to
Modi‟s Medical jurisprudence suicide by self strangulation
is not possible.
c) Possibility of involvement of outsider is ruled out:-
There