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august 2010

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.

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