Manisekaran v. the State Rep.by
Case brief
What is this about?
Quash petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC - ingredients of instigation, mens rea and positive act; Section 364 IPC (kidnap/abduction for murder) not made out; Section 120(b) IPC conspiracy unsupported; co-accused confession not substantive evidence, only assurance to circumstantial evidence (Haricharan Kurmi Vs. State of Bihar, AIR 1964 SC 1184); Prabhu Vs State, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 137 relied on for Section 306 IPC ingredients; suicide by jumping before train near Morappur railway station; Crime No.343 of 2019, Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station; reinvestigation completed with no change in final report; S.C.No.5 of 2021, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri quashed for petitioners in Crl.OP.Nos.2735 of 2021 & 3311 of 2022.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings in S.C.No.5 of 2021 quashed in respect of the petitioners in Crl.OP.Nos.2735 of 2021 & 3311 of 2022; Crl.OP.No.32621 of 2022 (reinvestigation) dismissed as its prayer stood already granted; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.