In Brief
Gurjit Singh was convicted of harassing his wife with dowry demands and abetting her suicide under IPC Sections 498-A, 304-B, and 306. On appeal, the Supreme Court found that while the evidence proved harassment and dowry extortion, it did not establish that the appellant abetted the suicide. The Court held that Section 306 requires proof of active abetment and causal nexus to suicide, not merely harassment. The conviction under Section 306 was acquitted, partly allowing the appeal, while the conviction under Sections 498-A and 304-B likely remained undisturbed.
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