EVIDENCE OF CRUELTY U/S 498-A AND ABETMENT OF SUICIDE U/S 306 OF IPC TO BE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENTLY
The evidence led by the prosecution to support their case under section 498A of IPC should not be read to hold the same accused guilty under section 306 IPC i.e abetment of suicide. Though, depending on the facts and circumstances of an individual case, subjecting a woman to cruelty may amount to an offence U/S…