BHAGWAN KAUR vs MAHARAJ KRISHAN SHARMA & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's acquittal of Maharaj Krishan Sharma and his mother under Section 302 IPC, finding no glaring infirmity in the High Court's judgment that concluded the deceased committed suicide by ingesting sulphuric acid. The Court noted that the evidence presented, particularly the handwriting expert's opinion on document P.W.1/A, was of frail character and insufficient to establish guilt. The Court emphasized that the conduct of the accused in seeking medical help was consistent with innocence, leading to the dismissal of the appeal against the acquittal.