In Brief
A man was convicted under IPC sections covering cruelty to his wife and abetment of suicide following her death by hanging in 1995. The Supreme Court upheld his conviction for cruelty (Section 498-A) but acquitted him on abetment of suicide (Section 306). The Court held that while cruelty to a wife was established, there was no credible evidence that such cruelty occurred shortly before her death or caused it. Temporality and causation are essential elements for abetment of suicide; mere prior cruelty is insufficient.
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