Judgments - Abetment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

R.RACHAIAH Vs. HOME SECRETARY, BANGALORE

Appeal (Crl.), 2375 of 2009, Judgment Date: May 05, 2016

The bare reading of Section 216 reveals that though it is permissible for any Court to alter or add to any charge at any time before judgment is pronounced, certain safeguards, looking into the interest of the accused person who is charged with the additional charge or with the alteration of the additional charge, are also provided specifically under sub-sections (3) and 4 of Section 216 of the Code. Sub-section(3), in no Full Judgment

Tags Abetment Acquittal Charge Murder

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

BHANUBEN AND ANR Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Appeal (Crl.), 1209 of 2015, Judgment Date: Sep 14, 2015

Merely because an accused has been held liable to be punished under Section 498A IPC, it does not follow that on the same evidence, he must also and necessarily be held guilty of having abetted the commission of suicide by the women concerned under 306 IPC. Therefore, the conviction and sentence for offence punishable under Section 306 read with Section 114 of the Full Judgment

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)