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The Supreme Court said on Friday that broken relationships are emotionally painful, and if there is no intention to abet suicide, it does not automatically amount to the crime of abetment. The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan made this comment in a decision.
What was the whole deal?
The high court set aside the decision of the Karnataka High Court that had convicted Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi for the offenses of cheating and abetment to suicide under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). “This is a case of breakdown of relationships and not criminal conduct,” the ruling says. Initially, Sanadi was charged under sections 417 (treason), 306 (abetment to suicide) and 376 (rape) of the IPC. The trial court acquitted him of all charges, while the Karnataka High Court, following an appeal filed by the state government, found him guilty of cheating and abetment to suicide and sentenced him to five years in prison. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.
The girl committed suicide after 8 years of relationship
According to the FIR filed at the mother’s behest, her 21-year-old daughter was in love with the accused for eight years and had committed suicide in August 2007, after the accused refused to fulfill his promise of marriage. Justice Mithal wrote a 17-page judgment on behalf of the court. The court analyzed the woman’s two statements before her death and said there was no allegation of physical relationship between the couple nor any deliberate act leading to suicide. Therefore, the ruling emphasized that broken relationships are emotionally distressing, but do not automatically amount to a criminal act.
What decision did the Supreme Court make?
The Supreme Court said: “Even in cases where the victim commits suicide due to cruelty, the courts have always held that discord and differences in domestic life are quite common in the society and that the commission of such crime is quite common. The extent depends on the mental condition of the victim. The court also said, “It is true that unless the criminal intent of the accused is established, it is not possible to convict him under Section 306 of the IPC. “It has been said in the judgment that there is no evidence to show that the accused has abetted the woman to commit suicide. The court stressed that refusing to marry even after a long relationship does not constitute complicity.
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