Supreme Court acquits woman in Neighbor’s suicide case, says quarrel not abetment.
The Supreme Court held that mere quarrels and heated exchanges between neighbors do not amount to abetment of suicide. The prosecution failed to prove instigation or intentional acts by the appellant that left the deceased with no option but to end her life.
Court:
Supreme Court of India
Case:
Criminal Appeal No. 1044 of 2018
Geeta vs. The State of Karnataka
Date of Judgement:
9th September 2025
Act:
Indian Penal Code (IPC), Section 306 (Abetment of Suicide)
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (though not applied in this case)