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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
Ismail Iyyathum Kadan, S/o Alavi Iyyathumkadan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual basis of the bail application (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments from both parties regarding allegations (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's analysis on elements of abetment (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. mens rea requirement for abetment of suicide (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. conditions for bail and requirements for investigation (Para 15) |
ORDER :
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
This bail application is filed under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNSS ’).
2. Petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.155 of 2025 of Thenhipalam Police Station, Malappuram, registered for the offence punishable under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘ BNS ’).
3. According to the prosecution, on 10.02.2025, Sri.Sunil Kumar, consumed poison and committed suicide and the accused abetted its commission and thereby committed the offence alleged.
4. Sri. Sasith M R, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the entire prosecution allegations are false, and the petitioners have no involvement in the alleged suicide of the deceased Sri.Sunilkumar. Learned counsel submitted that petitioners have neither instigated nor aided, through any ac
Abetment of suicide requires clear intent and mental state; mere allegations or references in a suicide note are insufficient without concrete evidence of instigation.
For abetment of suicide, intention of the accused to provoke suicide must be established; mere harassment does not suffice.
The court ruled that the definition of 'instigation' in abetment of suicide requires evidence of urging the deceased to commit suicide, emphasizing the accused's intent over the deceased's feelings.
A person can only be charged with abetment of suicide if it is proved that their actions intended to cause the victim to commit suicide, not merely for harassment.
To establish abetment of suicide, instigation, conspiracy, or aid must be proven, which was not established in this case.
Mens rea and direct instigation are essential elements for establishing abetment of suicide under Section 108; mere allegations of harassment are insufficient.
The elements of abetment of suicide require direct provocation or instigation, not merely emotional expressions from a suicide note.
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