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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
J.SREENIVAS RAO
Maskuri Peddalxmi – Appellant
Versus
State Of Telangana, Rep By Its Public Prosecutor – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. filing of the petition under bnss (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. factual details of the case proceedings (Para 4) |
| 3. arguments of the petitioners regarding false implications (Para 5) |
| 4. response of the assistant public prosecutor (Para 6) |
| 5. court's analysis of allegations against the petitioners (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 6. definitions of section 107 and section 306 ipc (Para 10) |
| 7. precedents on abetment of suicide and court reasoning (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 8. conclusion to quash proceedings (Para 18) |
| 9. final order of the court (Para 19) |
ORDER :
J. SREENIVAS RAO, J.
This Criminal Petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘ BNSS ’) by the petitioners, who were arrayed as accused Nos.1 to 4, seeking to quash the proceedings in S.C. No.21 of 2022 on the file of the learned Assistant Sessions Judge-cum-Senior Civil Judge at Medak, for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘ IPC ’).
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners filed memo vide USR.No.17618 of 2025 wherein, it is stated that he sent personal notice to respondent No.2 by way of registered post and acknowledgment due on 11.02
To establish abetment under Section 306 IPC, specific intent and action must be proven; mere allegations or familial disputes are insufficient.
Mere harsh words or disputes over property do not fulfill the legal requirements for abetment of suicide under IPC Sections 306 and 107.
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For abetment of suicide under IPC, there must be clear evidence of instigation or aiding the act, which was not established in this case.
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