Wife's Extramarital Affair Does Not Necessarily Imply Guilt for Abetting Husband's Suicide Court Quashes FIR Against Woman and Her Partne: Gujarat High Court
In a significant ruling, the Gujarat High Court has quashed the FIR lodged by the mother-in-law of a deceased man, who had accused his wife and her partner of abetting his suicide. The judgment, delivered by Justice Diyesh A Joshi, clarified the standards required to establish abetment under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Case Background: The case, titled Dr. Rajeshkumar Somabhai Katara, Asst. Professor Microbiology Versus State…
