10 verified cases involving Suicide, newest first.
A drug trafficking accused arrested with approximately 10 grams of heroin died by suicide in Ludhiana jail custody. The accused allegedly used a piece of cloth torn from a mattress zipper to hang himself while in the lock-up. The incident occurred on a Thursday morning.
A married man was accused of abetting the suicide of a nursing student. The Karnataka High Court refused to quash the case, finding that the complaint and chargesheet prima facie depicted a pattern of harassment and control that made trial necessary.
A prisoner, Rahul Kanwar, serving a life sentence for a double murder case, committed suicide by jumping into a burning kiln of a gasifier furnace at Bilaspur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred on a Wednesday and resulted in the prisoner's death.
Eshwarappa Poojari, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife, died by suicide while incarcerated at the Dharwad Central Jail. He had been in custody for approximately 14 years at the time of the incident.
A police constable posted at the Bhilwara district jail in Rajasthan allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service rifle while on duty.
A case involving the suicide of a Bengaluru police officer's wife, where a death note and digital evidence raised allegations of abuse. The original chargesheet dropped the murder charge but retained other offences. The officer approached the Karnataka High Court in connection with the case.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court considered a petition for regular bail in an FIR registered for abetment of suicide. The court observed that a suicide note absolving the accused weakens the prima facie case for abetment.
The Supreme Court quashed proceedings against a man accused of abetment of suicide. The court held that an extramarital affair alone does not constitute the offence of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted a husband in a dowry suicide case. The court emphasized that a conviction under Section 306 IPC requires proof of instigation that is immediately connected to the act of suicide.
The Supreme Court quashed a case registered under Section 306 of the IPC against a man accused of having an extramarital affair with the deceased's wife. The court held that an extramarital affair alone does not constitute abetment to suicide.