Suspecting character of a married woman is cruelty for her, and all the more so for a woman like the deceased Jyoti, raised in a society which treats marriage a sacrament and fidelity a cherished virtue. When it is recurrent, it amounts to instigation to commit suicide as contemplated under the law or to be precise under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as the married woman finds herself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea in the sense that on the one hand, doors of her parental home are closed for her and on the other, her husband is relentless in ill-treating her. In such a situation, a married woman would think that the only way to relieve herself of the pain and humiliation is to a resort to the extreme step of putting an end to her life. This is what has occurred in the present case. Therefore, there is no reason for me to make any interference with the findings of the guilt of the appellant for the offences punishable underSections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code recorded by the trial Court.
Bombay High Court
Naresh Keshaorao Ganar vs State Of Maharashtra, on 3 October, 2016
Bench: S.B. Shukre
Citation:2017 ALLMR(CRI)197
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