Woman Commits Suicide After 17 Yrs Of Marriage: Telangana High Court Says No Presumption Of Abetment Against Husband
Case: The State of Telangana versus Konyala Vijaya Kumar and others
Coram: Justice K. Surender
Case No.: Criminal Appeal No.145 OF 2020
Court Observation: “When there are no specific allegations in the background of the 1st respondent/A1 taking care of the deceased in all respects as admitted by P.Ws.1 to 3, it cannot be said that only for the reason of the deceased committing suicide, presumption has to be drawn against the respondents that they have abetted suicide. The said argument has no basis in the background of the case and also the deceased committing suicide in the year 17th year of marriage.”
“None of the neighbors of the deceased and A1’s house ever stated anything about any kind of harassment against any of the accused. In the said circumstances, death of the deceased, which is on account of suicide, cannot be held to be the result of any abetment by the respondents/Accused. Though it is very sad that the wife of A-1 and the child of two years were found hanging, the respondents cannot be held liable in the absence of any reliable evidence. This is a case of no evidence and death cannot be made basis to find respondents guilty.”
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Keywords
Woman Commits Suicide, Abetment Against Husband
