Supreme Court of India · 2010-08-17
Madan Mohan Singh vs State Of Gujarat & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2011 SC (CRIMINAL) 806
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Madan Mohan Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat & Anr
- Author
- V.S. Sirpurkar
- Bench
- Cyriac Joseph, V.S. Sirpurkar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. challenging the FIR registered under Sections 306 and 294(b) IPC. The Court found that the FIR, despite being filed 24 days post the husband's death, contained sufficient allegations of harassment and mental tension inflicted by the accused, which could potentially lead to a charge of abetment to suicide. The Court emphasized that the allegations, when taken at face value, warranted further investigation rather than quashing the FIR outright.