JUDGMENT :

1. The present Acquittal Appeal has been preferred by the Appellant/State against the judgment dated 17.02.2014 passed by the First Additional Session Judge, Durg in Sessions Case No.97/2010, whereby, the respondent/accused was acquitted of the charge under Section 306 of the IPC for abetting her daughter-in-law (deceased – Pratibha Singh Thakur) to commit suicide.

2. Prosecution case, in short, is that marriage of the deceased was solemnized with son of the respondent on 23.06.2007. It is admitted position that the respondent is a teacher and deceased was an educated woman. On 03.01.2009, the deceased committed suicide by hanging herself by using Chunari in her matrimonial house. After the incident, father-in-law of the deceased namely, Ashwini Kumar Thakur has lodged Merg intimation at Police Station Mohan Nagar, Durg vide Ex.P-1. Thereafter, spot map was prepared by Patwari vide Ex.P-2. After issuing the notice vide Ex.P-3, death inquest was conducted vide Ex.P-4. The deceased has also left the suicide note which was written in the diary seized as Article-A. One mobile, one dot pen and broken bolt of the door were also seized from the spot vide Ex.P-5. The dead body of