Supreme Court of India
Gurcharan Singh v. The State of Punjab
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In view of the foregoing, we are persuaded to conclude that the decisions under challenge cannot be legally sustained.
Judgment, page 10
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Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 306, 107 – young married lady with two minor children committed suicide – The Trial Court convicted lady’s husband-appellant u/s. 306 IPC and sentenced him to 4 years rigorous imprisonment – The conviction u/s. 306 IPC was upheld by the High Court – On appeal, held: In the instant case, there is no direct evidence of cruelty against the husband or the in-laws – There is nothing on record to show which particular hope or expectation of the deceased was frustrated by the husband – Evidence is also lacking on wilful neglect of the appellant, which led to the suicidal death…
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