Bombay High Court: “Allegations of Harassment Do Not Automatically Constitute Abetment to Suicide” — Conviction Set Aside for Lack of Mens Rea, “Mere harassment, absent any clear intention to drive the victim to suicide, cannot amount to abetment under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.”
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Bombay High Court: “Allegations of Harassment Do Not Automatically Constitute Abetment to Suicide” — Conviction Set Aside for Lack of Mens Rea, “Mere harassment, absent any clear intention to drive the victim to suicide, cannot amount to abetment under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) read with Section 107 IPC, holding that the prosecution had failed…
October 28, 2025