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High Court Quashes 'Go Die' Suicide Abetment Case
19 Oct
Summary
- Court quashed abetment to suicide case against a man.
- Alleged remark was 'go die' if unable to repay debt.
- Court cited lack of direct link to suicide for conviction.
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has quashed an abetment-to-suicide case against Balaji Kishanrao Patil. Patil was accused of telling a debtor to "go die" if unable to repay borrowed money. The court ruled that the evidence did not prima facie establish the offense under sections 306 and 34 of the IPC.
Justice Sushil M Ghodeswar allowed Patil's criminal revision application, overturning a Nanded sessions court order. The case originated from the May 13, 2023, suicide of Sunil Ingole, whose widow had filed an FIR naming six individuals. Ingole's suicide note mentioned harassment over money, and a recovered note indicated Patil's demand for repayment and the alleged "go die" remark.
The high court noted that proceedings against co-accused had already been quashed. Relying on Supreme Court judgments, the court emphasized that mere harassment or casual remarks, without a direct positive act linked to the suicide, do not constitute abetment. The alleged remark was deemed insufficient for instigation without evidence of intent to provoke suicide, leading the court to declare further trial an abuse of process.
