Karnataka High Court raps police for charging man with abetment when his wife is alive despite suicide attempt
The Karnataka High Court criticized the police for wrongfully charging a man with abetment to suicide when his wife was alive. The court ordered a departmental inquiry against the police inspector responsible for the charge-sheet and released the man after six months of wrongful incarceration. The case stemmed from a domestic dispute that led to the wife's suicide attempt, but the court emphasized that the legal requirements for such a charge were not met.
- ▪The Karnataka High Court found the police's actions to be reckless and mechanical prosecution.
- ▪The court ordered the immediate release of a 29-year-old man wrongfully incarcerated for six months.
- ▪The charge of abetment to suicide was deemed legally unsustainable as the wife survived her injuries.
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Terming as “recklessness and mechanical prosecution” the action of the police in wrongly invoking abetment to suicide provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against a man resulting in his wrongful incarceration in jail for the past six months, the High Court of Karnataka has ordered departmental inquiry against a police inspector, who had filed a charge-sheet against the man despite the victim, his wife, being alive.Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order while also ordering immediate release of the 29-year-old man, a resident of Bengaluru, who had been booked by the Banaswadi police under Sections 108 (abetment to suicide), 62, 85 and 352 of the BNS, 2023.Case backgroundThe case stemmed from a complaint filed by petitioner’s wife alleging prolonged domestic harassment and abuse.
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