Whether conduct of accused taking press conference is relevant in his prosecution?

PW-41, the investigating officer of the case has
categorically stated in the trial that:
“In course of my investigation I tried my level best to
examine the accused Sushil Choudhury. But he was
not willing to give statement about the incident
which took place in his complex.”
 On the other hand, the appellant held a press
conference for declaring some ex-gratia payment to the bereaved
family and reward for the person who would trace out the
assailants. The purpose was to dispel the cloud of suspicion
around him. Such post conduct of the appellant is relevant and
admissible under Section 8 of the Evidence Act.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA
A G A R T A L A
CRL.A (J) No.28 of 2014
Sri Sushil Choudhury  V The State of Tripura


BEFORE
 CHIEF JUSTICE MR. DEEPAK GUPTA
 MR. JUSTICE S. TALAPATRA

Dated: 10.12.2015

Citation: 2016 CRLJ(NOC)157 TRI

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Whether wife conducting press conference against husband raising unfounded defamatory allegation amounts to mental cruelty?

We have considered the effect of the above

allegations.    Conducting a press conference against

husband     raising  unfounded   defamatory      allegationamounts to mental cruelty. The defamatory statements in

the pleading that petitioner was having illicit connection

with a lady lawyer, gave promise to marry her and stayed

with her in hotel amounts to another cruelty. In the press

report dated 10.8.2003 she alleged that the petitioner

eloped with a lady having two children before his

marriage.     Moreover filing false complaint against

husband and his family members in the Judicial First Class

Magistrate Court, Mattannur amounts to humiliation. She

stated that she tried her level best to reside with the

husband but we are of the opinion that this is not the way

for her to go back and reside with the husband. It is well

settled that the above conduct of the wife amounts to

mental cruelty.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                              PRESENT:

               MR.JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN
                                  &
               MR. JUSTICE P.D.RAJAN

       11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015

                   Mat.Appeal.No. 244 of 2007 ( )
               

       C.V.USHAKUMARI, 
Vs
       P.SUKUMARAN,
     Citation; AIR 2016(NOC)50 Kerala

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