Husband Sending Draft Divorce Agreement to Wife Would Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a trial court erred in adding the charge of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code against a husband whose wife allegedly committed suicide days after receiving a draft divorce agreement. Justice Kauser Edappagath, presiding over the case, found no material on record showing that the husband either instigated or intentionally aided the act of suicide, thus setting aside…
