Shantappa Yaligi v. the State of Karnataka and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Discharge order upheld; abetment to commit suicide; death after consumption of illicit liquor; post-mortem showing cardio-respiratory failure; chronic alcoholic and habitual drinker deceased; allegations vague and bald; no tangible or cogent evidence of instigation or abetment; duty to oppose discharge application on Public Prosecutor; no separate hearing for complainant or victim; narrow revisional and inherent jurisdiction; no re-appreciation of evidence; two views possible; no infirmity or perversity; Karnataka High Court; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The allegations against the respondents are vague and bereft of specific details; save for bald assertions that they used to compel the deceased to consume alcohol, there is no tangible or cogent evidence that they instigated or abetted the consumption of illicit liquor.