Legal interpretation of abetment of suicide regarding harassment allegations under local laws.

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 However, later, the said petition was withdrawn vide order dated 22.08.2025.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.S. Bapu Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, they shall be released on taking personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- subject to their undertaking that they shall cooperate in the investigation and make themselves available for interrogation as and when required by the investigating agency. They shall also submit an undertaking that they will not threaten the witnesses or tamper the evidence.