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2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 9916

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
MANOJ MISRA, UJJAL BHUYAN, JJ
SUNITA MUKESHBHAI PATANI & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ms. Aastha Mehta, Mr. Nilay Suchak, Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Ms. Prina Sharma, Mr. Anshuman Srivastava

Table of Content
1. assessment of allegations related to suicide abetment. (Para 1)

O R D E R

1. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the deceased was husband of petitioner No. 1. Petitioner Nos. 2, 3 and 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by are mother, father and brother of the CHETAN ARORA Date: 2025.10.18 Reason:

petitioner No. 1.

2. The deceased committed suicide. As a result, a First Information Report came to be lodged in the year 2017 implicating the petitioners. The petitioners challenged the First Information Report through application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973. Initially, there was an interim order passed in the said petition. However, later, the said petition was withdrawn vide order dated 22.08.2025. Therefore, now the investigating agency is seeking to arrest the petitioner. It has been submitted that the allegations made against the petitioners are regarding harassment of the deceased which, according to petitioners, would not amount to abetment of suicide.

3. Issue notice, returnable in six weeks.

4. In the meantime, it is provided that in the event the Petitioners are arrested in connection with FIR No. 200/2017, P

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