Madras High Court acquits man in 2018 molestation case, ruling that pulling a woman’s hand without criminal intent does not constitute an offence under Section 354 IPC. Clear evidence is required.
The Supreme Court ruled that proving mens rea is essential for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC. In a case involving a man and his family accused of motivating his wife’s suicide, the court determined insufficient evidence of intent to sustain charges, emphasizing a critical temporal link between instigation and the act.
