Supreme Court of India · 2017-04-28
PAWAN KUMAR vs STATE OF H.P
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/32850
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PAWAN KUMAR
- Respondent
- STATE OF H.P
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA,A.M. KHANWILKAR,MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the conviction under Section 306 IPC concerning the accused's role in the suicide of a young girl. The Court held that the accused's continuous threats and eve-teasing created an unbearable situation for the victim, leading her to take her own life. The judgment emphasized that the accused's actions constituted abetment of suicide, affirming the conviction and upholding the lower court's decision.