Abetment to Suicide Case Against Punjab Lawyer Quashed; Court Holds “Refusal to Marry Cannot Be Treated as Instigation”: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in the case concerning allegations of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. The case involved Yadwinder Singh @ Sunny, a lawyer from Punjab, who was accused of abetting the suicide of a 26-year-old government advocate in Amritsar. The deceased woman had reportedly taken poison at her residence in November 2016, leading to her tragic death. FIR…