Thanjavur Schoolgirl Suicide, Court Declines To Quash Abetment Case Against Hostel Warden, Criticizes Inclusion Of Religious Conversion Allegations: Kerala High Court

In a significant legal development, a petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings has been dismissed by the Madras High Court. The case centers around a tragic incident involving a hostel worker who consumed poison and later provided a dying declaration implicating her supervisor. The Court has focused on the legality of the dying declaration and the scope of the investigation as per the provisions under Indian criminal law. Dying Declaration…