- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2305 OF 2024 C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 32981 OF 2024 (GM-RES) IN CRL.P No. 2305/2024 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. KANYAKUMARI W/O MURALI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT BAIYYANAPALYA, THALAGATTAPURA, BENGALURU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA – 560 109. 2. MR. MURALI S., S/O SEENAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT BAIYYANAPALYA TALAGATTAPURA BENGALURU DISTRICT KARNATAKA – 560 109. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI DILIP KUMAR I.S., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KANAKAPURA RURAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU – 560 002. 2. MRS. GAYITHRAMMA W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT RAMPURA VILLAGE, HAROHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPUR TALUK, RAMANAGARA KARNATAKA – 562 117. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI V.S.HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO a. SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.07.2023 BY THE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., KANAKAPURA IN C.C.NO.840/2023 TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A, 306 AND 504 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONERS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A; b. SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 07.12.2023 IN S.C.NO.5067/2023 BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KANAKAPURA AGAINST THE PETITIONERS REGISTERED BY THE SESSIONS CASE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498A, 504 R/W 34 OF IPC PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 IN WP NO. 32981/2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. VENKATESH, S/O. VENKATAARAMANAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. 2. MRS. GAYATRI @ GAYATHRAMMA, W/O. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS. 3. MR. DHARSHAN @ DARSHAN R.V. S/O VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS SL.NO.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT NO.65/C, AVAREMALA RAMPURA, AVAREMALA, KARIKALDODDI, RAMANAGAR, KARNATAKA – 562 112. 4. MRS. VASANTHA @ VASANTHAMMA, W/O. RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.52, HUNASE MARADA DODDI, GANALU, RAMANAGAR, KARNATAKA – 562 117. 5. MR. SUNDRA @ SUNDAR, S/O. NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT HUNASEMARADADODDI, GANALU, RAMANAGAR, KARNATAKA – 562 117. ...PETITIONERS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 (BY SRI V.S.HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KAGGALIPURA (RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION) POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. MRS. KANYAKUMARI, W/O MURALI, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/ AT NO.93, MADDURAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, VAJARAHALLI, THALAGHATTAPURA, UTTARAHALLI HOBLI, BENGALURU SOUTH, KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI DILIP KUMAR I.S., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASHING THE FIR AND COMPLAINT REGISTERED IN CRIME NO. 0306/2022 DATED 10/08/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT KAGGALIPURA RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION POLICE STATION (ANNEXURE-A AND B), WHICH IS RECEIVED BY THE LEARNED 2ND ADDL. CJM COURT, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT IMPUTING ALL THE PETITIONERS HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 306 AND 149 OF IPC, 1860 IN SO FAR PETITIONER CONCERNED; QUASHING THE CHARGE SHEET REGISTERED IN SC NO. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 81/2023 DATED 28/12/2022 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT KAGGALIPURA RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION POLICE STATION (ANNEXURE-D), WHICH IS RECEIVED BY THE LEARNED PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL IMPUTING ALL THE PETITIONERS HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 306 AND 149 OF IPC, 1860. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri V.S.Hegde, learned counsel appearing for petitioners in W.P.No.32981 of 2024 and for respondent No.2 in Crl.P.No.2305 of 2024, , Sri B N Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1, in both the petitions and Sri Dilip Kumar I.S., learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 in W.P.No.32981 of 2024 and for petitioners in Crl.P.No.2305 of 2024. W.P.NO.32981 OF 2024: 2. This petition is preferred seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.306 of 2022 and the charge sheet registered in - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 S.C.No.81 of 2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 306 and 149 of the IPC. The 2nd respondent is the complainant and also the 1st petitioner in the companion petition. 3. Facts in brief, germane, are as follows: It is the case of the prosecution that on 10-8-2022 at 11.00 p.m., the brother and mother of the complainant commit suicide. The acts of the law falls upon these petitioners alleging them to have abetted the commission of such suicide. The backdrop of the commission of suicide is the institution of proceedings for offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC, as the family dispute was subsisting between the parties. The complaint comes to be registered by the 2nd respondent on 10-08-2022 alleging the offences punishable under Section 306 and 149 of the IPC, which becomes a crime in Crime No. 306 of 2022. The petitioners/accused no. 2 to 6 and the deceased – Dhanuja who is the wife of the deceased Raju are arraigned as accused in the said crime. The police conduct investigation and file a charge sheet and the matter is presently pending before the Court of Sessions in SC No. 81 of 2023. Filing of the charge - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 sheet is what has driven the petitioners to this Court in the subject petition. This forms the fulcrum of the subject petition. CRL.P.NO.2305 OF 2024: 4. This petition is by accused No.1 who is the complainant in the companion petition and accused No.2 who is her husband, calling in question registration of a crime by the mother of the deceased Dhanuja, in Crime No.180 of 2022, registered pursuant to registration of a complaint on 20-08-2022, for the offences punishable under Sections 306, 498A, 504 and 34 of the IPC. The daughter of the complainant is said to have committed suicide due to the alleged verbal abuse of the petitioner No.1, stating that the deceased – Dhanuja was the reason for the death of her brother and mother. The police conduct investigation and file a charge sheet. The concerned court takes cognizance of the offences under Sections 306, 498A and 504 the IPC and the matter is committed to the Court of Sessions wherein a case in S.C.No.5067 of 2023 is registered. It is this order of taking cognizance and initiation of further proceedings before the Court of Sessions which has driven the petitioners to this Court - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 in the subject petition. This forms the fulcrum of the subject petition. 5. Therefore, there are three deaths in these two cases i.e., the mother and brother, of the complainant in W.P.No.32981 of 2024 and the daughter, of the complainant in Crl.P.No.2305 of 2024, who is the wife of the deceased Raju in the companion petition. 6. The issue is who has abetted whom in commission of suicide, for this Court to permit the trial if any to be conducted. Since the entire issue has now sprung from the registration of the complaint in these respective cases, I deem it appropriate to notice the complaints that led to the registration of the respective crimes as afore-quoted in both these cases. 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N#ಾಂಕ: 10.08.2022 ಂದ N#ಾಂಕ: 19.08.2022 ರವೆೆ ದaಾನಂದ hಾಗ‚ ಆಸŒBೆ!ಯ ನನA ಮಗಳl ಧನುyಾೆ †MBೆf ೊieದು0, N#ಾಂಕ: 20.08.2022 ರ ಮುಂyಾ#ೆ 12-45 ಗಂ2ೆ ಸಮಯದ, ನನA ಮಗಳl ಧನುyಾ †MBೆf ಪಲಾaಾಗWೇ ಮೃತಪಟ; @kಾರವನುA .ೈದ$ರು "(eದರು. ನನA ಮಗಳl ಧನುyಾೆ ಅವಳ #ಾNj ಕ#ಾ$ಕು&ಾ Oಾಗೂ ಅವಳ ಗಂಡ ಮುರು(ರವರು ೌರಮ1 ಮತುE ಾಜುರವರು ಮೃತಪಟ; @kಾರ.ಾV ಅ.ಾಚ$.ಾV <ೈAiÀÄÄÝ ಗಾ2ೆ &ಾi, hಾಯಲು ಪ!kೋದ#ೆ jೕiರುBಾEUೆ. ನನA ಮಗಳl ಧನುyಾ ಕ#ಾ$ಕು&ಾ, - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 ಮುರು(ರವರ ಾಟವನುA BಾಳಾರWೇ @ಷ hೇವ#ೆ &ಾi, †MBೆf ಪಲಾaಾಗWೇ ಮೃತಪR;ರುBಾEUೆ. ಆದ0ಂದ ನನA ಮಗಳ hಾ@ೆ ಾರಣ.ಾದ ಕ#ಾ$ಕು&ಾ ಮತುE ಮುರು(ರವರ Sೕೆ ಾನೂನು ಕ!ಮ ಜರುVಸ<ೇೆಂದು ೋರುBೆEೕ#ೆ.” The complaints then become the ground for investigation. The investigation leads to filing of the charge sheet in both these cases. The summary of the charge sheet filed in Crime No.306 of 2022 in W.P.No.32981 of 2024, as obtaining in column number 17 reads as follows: “17. ೇeನ ಸಂ\ಪE hಾಾಂಶ ಘನ #ಾ$aಾಲಯದ .ಾ$zEೆ ಒಳಪಡುವ ಕಗೕಪರ ೕ ಾ ಾ ಸರಹದು0, <ೆಂಗಳ=ರು ದ\ಣ Bಾಲೂಕು, ಉತEರಹ(6, Oೋಬ(, ಉNZಾಳ$ ಆಶ!ಮದ MಚL ರhೆEಯನ ಮ#ೆಯ, hಾ\ 01 ರವರ BಾC ೌರಮ1 ಅಣH ಾಜು ರವರು .ಾಸE.ಾVದು0 hಾ\ 01 ರವರ ಅಣH, ಾಜು ರವೆ ಈ Wೋ•ಾೋಪಣ ಪR;ಯ ಅಂಕಣ 12 ರ ಕಂಡ ಾಮನಗರ ¯Éè ಕನಕಪರ Bಾ®Æèಕು, Oಾೋಹ(6, Oೋಬ( ಅವೆ&ಾಳ ಾಂಪರ ಾ!ಮದ 2#ೇ ಆೋzಯ ಮಗಳl 1#ೇ ಆೋz ಧನುಜ @ ಾವ$ ಎಂಬುವಳನುA N#ಾಂಕ 12/03/2018 ರ ಮದು.ೆ &ಾiದು0 ಅವೆ ಾವಣ$ ಮತುE ನೂತL ಎಂಬ ಇಬ]ರು ಮಕT(ದು0, ಾಜು ಮತುE ಆತನ Oೆಂಡ" ಧನುಜ @ ಾವ$ ರವರ ನಡು.ೆ ಸಂhಾರದ @kಾರದ ಆಾೆ ಜಗಳ &ಾiೊಳl6"Eದು0 ಸು&ಾರು <ಾ ಗಂಡನ yೊBೆ ಜಗಳ &ಾiೊಂಡು ಮ#ೆ tಟು; ತವರು ಮ#ೆೆ OೋV hೇೊಳl6"Eದು0 #ಾ$ಯಪಂkಾC" &ಾi ಗಂಡನ yೊBೆ ಅ£ÉÆåÃನ$.ಾV ಸಂhಾರ &ಾiೊಂಡು OೋಗುವಂBೆ "ಳlವ(ೆ Oೇ(ದ0ರೂ ಸಹ ಧನುಜ @ ಾವ$ ಆೆಯ ಗಂಡ ಾಜು ಮತುE ಅBೆE ೌರಮ1ಳ yೊBೆಯ ಆಾUÉÎ, ಜಗಳ &ಾi ಮ#ೆಯ #ೆಮ1NaಾV ಇರು®Ä tಡWೆ &ಾನeಕ Mರುಕುಳ jೕಡು"Eದು0, 2021 #ೇ hಾನ°è ದನುಜ @ ಾವ$ ಮ#ೆCಂದ ತವರು ಮ#ೆೆ Oೊರಟು OೋVದು0, #ಾ$ಯ ಪಂkಾC" &ಾi ಗಂಡನ ಮ#ೆೆ ಬರುವಂBೆ "ಳlವ(ೆ jೕiದ0ರೂ ಸಹ ಆೆ ಗಂಡನ yೊBೆಯ <ಾಳlವದೆT ಇಷ;@®è, ಅವರ ಮ#ೆೆ OೋಗುವNಲ, ಎಂದು Oೇ(ದ0ವಳl, 2022#ೇ Sೕ "ಂಗ(ನ, ಮ#ೆೆ ಬಂದು ತನA ಅBೆE ೌರಮ1ಳ yೊBೆ ಇರುವNಲ, <ೇೆaಾV .ಾಸ@ರ<ೇೆಂದು Oೇ( ಗಂಡನ yೊBೆಯ <ೇೆ .ಾಸ.ಾVದು0 ಆಗಲೂ ಸಹ ಧನುಜ @ ಾವ$ಳl ಮ#ೆಯ°è - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 aಾಗೂ OೇಳWೆ ಎಲಂದರ OೋV ಬರು"Eದು0 ಈ @kಾರವನA ೇ(ದ0ೆT ಗಂಡ ಮತುE ಅBೆEಯನA jೕವ ಎaಾದರು OೋV hಾC ಆಗ ನನೆ #ೆಮ1N eಗುBೆE ಎಂದು Oೇಳl"Eದು0 ಸಣHಪಟ; @kಾರಗ(ೆ 1#ೇ ಆೋzಯು 2 ಂದ 6 ರವೆVನ ಆೋzಗಳನುA ಮ#ೆಯ ಬ( ಕೆeೊಂಡು ಉWೆ0ೕಶಪ•ವ*ಕ.ಾV ಆೆಯ ಗಂಡ ಾಜು ಮತುE ಅBೆE ೌರಮ1(ೆ ಎಲರೂ hೇ ಜಗಳ &ಾi <ಾCೆ ಬಂದಂBೆ <ೈದು, &ಾನeಕ.ಾV Mರುಕುಳ jೕi jಮ1ನುA ಸುಮ1#ೆ tಡುವNಲ ಮ_Uಾ ಆ•ೕಗೆT ಕಂ¥ÉèÃA… ೊಟು; jಮ1ನುA yೈೆ ಕಳl_ಸುವWಾV Oಾಗೂ ಸುಮ1#ೆ ಬದುಕಲು tಡುವNಲ.ೆಂದು <ೆದೆ OಾMದು0 N#ಾಂಕ 09/08/2022 ರಂದು ಾಮನಗರ Nಂದ ೕ ರವರು @kಾರ ೆೆ ಬರ<ೇೆಂದು ಾಜು@ೆ Oೇ(ದ0 @kಾರವನುA ಮನefೆ ಹ†qೊಂಡು ತನA Oೆಂಡ" ಮತುE ಅವರ ಮ#ೆಯವರು aಾ.ಾಗಲೂ ಕಂ¥ÉèÃA… ಗಳನುA ೊಟು; #ೆಮ1NaಾV ೕವನ &ಾಡಲು tಡು"Eಲ.ೆಂದು ಮತುE ಅವರ MರುಕುಳವನುA BಾಳಾರWೆ ಾಜು uೆˆ #ೋ… ನುA ಬೆNಟು; N#ಾಂಕ 10/08/2022 ರಂದು ಾ"! ಸು&ಾರು 7-55 ಗಂ2ೆ ಸಮಯದ ಾಜು ತನA ಧನದ ಮ#ೆಯ ೊR;ೆಯನ ಕt]ಣದ ಕಂtೆ Zಾe;‘ ಹಗNಂದ #ೇಣು OಾMೊಂಡು ಮೃತಪR;ದು0 ಇದನುA ಕಂಡ ಆತನ BಾC ೌರಮ1ಳl ಸಹ SೕಲTಂಡವರ MರುಕುಳNಂದ <ೇಸತುE ಕt]ಣದ ಕಂtೆ Zಾe;‘ ಹಗNಂದ #ೇಣು OಾMೊಂಡು ಮೃತಪR;ರುವದು Oಾಗೂ ಇವರ hಾ@ೆ ಆೋzಗಳ &ಾನeಕ Mರುಕುಳ.ೇ ಾರಣ.ಾVರುBೆEಂದು Oಾಗೂ 1#ೇ ಆೋzಯು ಮೃತಪR;ರುBಾEUೆಂದು ತj€ೆCಂದ ದೃಢಪR;ರುತEWೆ. ಆದ0ಂದ ಆೋzಗಳ Sೕೆ ಕಲಂ 306 yೊBೆೆ 149 ಐze ಅiಯ OೊಸಲŒಟ; ಈ Wೋ•ಾೋಪಣ ಪR;.” If the complaint and the summary of the charge sheet are noticed, what led to commission of suicide of the mother and the brother in W.P.No.32981 of 2024 led to commission of suicide of the daughter of the complainant in the companion petition Crl.P.No.2305 of 2024, since the deceased are husband, wife and mother-in-law of the wife. The reason is lurking family dispute between the parties. Cases had been registered against each other. It transpires that all the persons - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 who died by committing suicide, committed suicide out of desperation or the reason that the legal proceedings had been preferred against each other. Whether this would amount to abatement to suicide is necessary to be considered. 7. The abetment to suicide is dealt with under Section 306 of the IPC. Section 306 of the IPC reads as follows: “306. Abetment of suicide.—If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.” For an offence to become punishable under Section 306 of the IPC, what is necessary is abetment. Abetment is defined under Section 107 of the IPC. Section 107 of the IPC reads as follows: “107. Abetment of a thing.—A person abets the doing of a thing, who— First.—Instigates any person to do that thing; or Secondly.—Engages with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that thing; or Thirdly.—Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing. - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 Explanation 1.—A person who, by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure, a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing of that thing. Illustration A, a public officer, is authorised by a warrant from a Court of Justice to apprehend Z. B, knowing that fact and also that C is not Z, wilfully represents to A that C is Z, and thereby intentionally causes A to apprehend C. Here B abets by instigation the apprehension of C. Explanation 2.—Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitates the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.” If an offence has to be driven home for abetment of suicide, the ingredients as necessary under Section 107 of the IPC must necessarily be present, which would mean that there should be immediate proximity, goading and instigation which leads the victims in any given case left with no choice, but to commit suicide. This is the interpretation of the Apex Court in plethora of judgments interpreting Sections 306 and 107 of the IPC. 8. The Apex Court, in the case of YADWINDER SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB1, has held as follows: 1 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2332 - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 “…. …. …. 16. This Court in the case of “Nipun Aneja v. State of Uttar Pradesh”, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 4091 has succinctly explained the Principles of law governing abetment. We quote the relevant observations as under:— “13. The law governing Section 306 of the IPC is well settled. Section 306 of the IPC reads as under:— “306. Abetment of suicide. —If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.” 14. Thus, the basic ingredients to constitute an offence under Section 306 of the IPC are suicidal death and abetment thereof. Abetment of a thing is defined under Section 107 of the IPC as under:— “107. Abetment of a thing.— A person abets the doing of a thing, who— First. — Instigates any person to do that thing; or Secondly.— Engages with one or more other person or persons in any conspiracy for the doing of that thing, if an act or illegal omission takes place in pursuance of that conspiracy, and in order to the doing of that thing; or Thirdly.— Intentionally aids, by any act or illegal omission, the doing of that thing. Explanation 1.— A person who by wilful misrepresentation, or by wilful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose, voluntarily causes or procures, or attempts to cause or procure, a thing to be done, is said to instigate the doing of that thing. Explanation 2.— Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the commission of that act, and thereby facilitate the commission thereof, is said to aid the doing of that act.” - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 17. This Court in Geo Varghese v. State of Rajasthan, (2021) 19 SCC 144, after considering the provisions of Section 306 of the IPC along with the definition of abetment under Section 107 of the IPC, has observed as under:— “14. Section 306 of IPC makes abetment of suicide a criminal offence and prescribes punishment for the same. 15. The ordinary dictionary meaning of the word ‘instigate’ is to bring about or initiate, incite someone to do something. This Court in Ramesh Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh, (2001) 9 SCC 618 : 2002 SCC (Cri) 1088, has defined the word ‘instigate’ as under: “20. Instigation is to goad, urge forward, provoke, incite or encourage to do “an act”. 16. The scope and ambit of Section 107 IPC and its co-relation with Section 306 IPC has been discussed repeatedly by this Court. In the case of S.S. Cheena v. Vijay Kumar Mahajan (2010) 12 SCC 190 : (2011) 2 SCC (Cri) 465, it was observed as under:— “25. Abetment involves a mental process of instigating a person or intentionally aiding a person in doing of a thing. Without a positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid in committing suicide, conviction cannot be sustained. The intention of the legislature and the ratio of the cases decided by the Supreme Court is clear that in order to convict a person under Section 306 IPC there has to be a clear mens rea to commit the offence. It also requires an active act or direct act which led the deceased to commit suicide seeing no option and that act must have been intended to push the deceased into such a position that he committed suicide.” (emphasis supplied) 17. Thus, the ingredients to constitute an offence under Section 306 of the IPC would stand fulfilled if the suicide is committed by the deceased - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 due to direct and alarming encouragement /incitement by the accused leaving no option but to commit suicide. The act of instigation as alleged must be with the intention to push the deceased into such a situation that she is left with no other option but to commit suicide. 18. In the case on hand, even if we believe that the appellant due to opposition and pressure from his family declined to get married with the deceased, it could not be said that he led to a situation by which the deceased was left with no other option but to commit the suicide. The appellant could not be said to have intended the consequences of his act namely suicide. It is very sad to note that a young girl took the extreme step of ending her life. It is possible that she might have felt hurt. One sensitive moment took away the life of a young girl. However, as judges we should not allow our minds get boggled with such thoughts. We are obliged to decide the matter on the basis of the evidence on record. In other words whether the allegations levelled constitute any offence. Mere refusal to marry even if true by itself would not amount to instigation as explained under Section 107 of the IPC.” (Emphasis supplied) The Apex Court, in the aforesaid case, was considering commission of suicide by the victim on the score that the accused refused to marry the victim. Therefore, the Apex Court held that it would not amount to abetment to suicide. - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 9. Likewise, the Apex Court in the case of GEETA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA2 holds as follows: “…. …. …. 17. For the purpose of examining whether the ingredients of Section 306 are attracted, we take the prosecution case as it is. Taken at its highest, there is definitely evidence on record to show that over a period of few months the neighbours were at loggerheads. While the victim felt that her tuition classes were being disturbed, the appellant's family have also had a grievance about the victim and her family scolding the children of the appellant's household. There is no doubt that not only were there heated exchanges, but physical blows were also alleged to have been administered by the appellant's party. Insofar as delivering of physical blows are concerned, today the appellant stands acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 323. She stands acquitted even for the offences punishable under Section 504 and 506. The State has not preferred any appeal. 18. Even if we were to assume that physical blows were administered, will that per se constitute abetment to suicide? This Court in a case where the accused told the deceased “go and die” and when thereafter, the deceased committed suicide, absolved the accused of the charge under Section 306 by holding as under: “3. …Those words are casual nature which are often employed in the heat of the moment between quarrelling people. Nothing serious is expected to follow thereafter. The said act does not reflect the requisite mens rea on the assumption that these words would be carried out in all events. …” 2 2025 SCC Online SC 1938 - 22 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 [Swamy Prahaladdas v. State of M.P., 1995 Supp (3) SCC 438] 19. This Court in Madan Mohan Singh v. State of Gujarat, (2010) 8 SCC 628, held that in order to bring out an offence under Section 306 IPC specific abetment as contemplated by Section 107 IPC on the part of the accused with an intention to bring about the suicide of the person concerned as a result of that abetment is required. It was further held that the intention of the accused to aid or to instigate or to abet the deceased to commit suicide is a must for attracting Section 306. 20. In Amalendu Pal alias Jhantu v. State of West Bengal, (2010) 1 SCC 707, this Court held that the harassment meted out to the victim should have left the victim with no other alternative but to put an end to his/her life. 21. In M. Mohan v. State, (2011) 3 SCC 626, this Court followed the dictum in Ramesh Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh, (2001) 9 SCC 618, wherein it was held as under: “41. This Court in SCC para 20 of Ramesh Kumar has examined different shades of the meaning of “instigation”. Para 20 reads as under: (SCC p. 629) “20. Instigation is to goad, urge forward, provoke, incite or encourage to do ‘an act’. To satisfy the requirement of instigation though it is not necessary that actual words must be used to that effect or what constitutes instigation must necessarily and specifically be suggestive of the consequence. Yet a reasonable certainty to incite the consequence must be capable of being spelt out. The present one is not a case where the accused had by his acts or omission or by a continued course of conduct created such circumstances that the deceased was left with no other option except to commit suicide in which case an instigation may have been inferred. A word uttered in the fit of anger or emotion without intending - 23 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 the consequences to actually follow cannot be said to be instigation.” In the said case this Court came to the conclusion that there is no evidence and material available on record wherefrom an inference of the appellant-accused having abetted commission of suicide by Seema (the appellant's wife therein) may necessarily be drawn.” Thereafter, this Court in Mohan (supra) held:— 45. The intention of the legislature and the ratio of the cases decided by this Court are clear that in order to convict a person under Section 306 IPC there has to be a clear mens rea to commit the offence. It also requires an active act or direct act which led the deceased to commit suicide seeing no option and this act must have been intended to push the deceased into such a position that he/she committed suicide.” 22. This Court in Mahendra Awase v. The State of Madhya Pradesh, 2025 INSC 76, after analyzing the long line of precedents held as under:— “18. As has been held hereinabove, to satisfy the requirement of instigation the accused by his act or omission or by a continued course of conduct should have created such circumstances that the deceased was left with no other option except to commit suicide. It was also held that a word uttered in a fit of anger and emotion without intending the consequences to actually follow cannot be said to be instigation.” 23. Applying the tests laid down hereinabove, we are not able to persuade ourselves to hold that when the appellant's family and the victim's family had heated exchanges, there was any intention to abet or to cause any member of either family to take their own life. These quarrels occur in everyday life, and on facts we are not able to - 24 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 conclude that there was an instigation on the part of the appellant to such an extent that the victim was left with no other option but to commit suicide.” (Emphasis supplied) The Apex Court considers the entire spectrum of the law with regard to what would amount to abetment under Section 107 of the IPC, for it to become an offence under Section 306 of the IPC. The Apex Court holds that the human mind could be an enigma at certain times. Though, a life was lost unfortunately due to the commission of suicide, that would not mean that the persons who are treated as accused, who have no role to play or have not committed the act of goading, instigation or the acts which are not proximally involved to the incident of commission of suicide, should be permitted to undergo the rigmarole of trial. 10. Taking cue from the observations of the Apex Court in the afore-quoted judgments if the facts in the case at hand are noticed, it would unmistakably emerge that these petitioners cannot be alleged of either goading or instigation of the victims who have committed suicide, for commission of such suicide. Institution of legal proceedings against each other cannot - 25 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 become instigation or abetment to commission of suicide, while it may be depression or otherwise of those persons leading to the commission of suicide. 11. The fulcrum of the facts pertaining to the lis would not mean that the petitioners would be liable to be tried for abetment to suicide. Permitting trial in these cases would run counter to the principles elucidated by the Apex Court in the aforesaid judgments. In that light, the petitions deserve to succeed. 12. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Writ Petition No.32981 of 2024 is allowed and impugned complaint, FIR in Crime No.306 of 2022, chargesheet and subsequent proceedings in S.C.No.81 of 2023 pending before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru qua the petitioners stand quashed. (ii) Criminal Petition No.2305 of 2024 is allowed and the order dated 17-07-2023 passed in C.C.No. 840 of 2023 by the learned II Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Kanakapura and order dated 07-12-2023 passed in S.C.No.5067 of 2023 - 26 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8378 CRL.P No. 2305 of 2024 C/W WP No. 32981 of 2024 (Crime No.180 of 2022) pending before the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kanakapura, qua the petitioners stand quashed. Consequently, the proceedings in S.C.No.5067 of 2023 (originally C.C.No.840 of 2023) also stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25