Person Can\’t Be Prosecuted For Abetment Of Suicide Merely Because Complainant Was Embarrassed About Being Beaten Up Publicly: Andhra Pradesh HC

In a criminal petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed the FIR with respect to offences punishable under Sections 306 read with 116 of the Indian Penal Code by holding that merely because the victim felt embarrassed on being beaten in public and took a hasty decision to commit suicide, the Petitioner cannot be found fault with under Section 306 of IPC.

Judgment: Vegulla Leela Krishna v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

Source: www.livelaw.in