3. Prosecution case in brief is that, the deceased
married the applicant in the year 2008. Two children were
born out of the wedlock. In the year 2009, deceased told her
father that, applicant used to beat her since she could not
bring money from her father. Except this stray and
singular allegation, prima-facie there is no material to infer
that deceased was subjected to harassment with a view to
coercing her to meet any unlawful demand. I have perused
the chargesheet and the statements of applicant’s minor
son and daughter. Children have alleged that, father was
addicted to liquor and used to beat their mother. Their
statements do not indicate that, father was demanding
money or asking her to bring money from her father and
therefore he was beating her. Whether the alleged beating
and his addiction to liquor, prompted the deceased to take
extreme step and to end her life in the circumstance she had
no other option, but to commit suicide, would be
ascertained only after prosecution leads the evidence. The
applicant is in custody since November, 2018. He is a
