(1.) The moot question involved in the instant appeal is whether on conviction of Sec. 498A of the Indian Penal Code, a conviction under Sec. 306 of the Indian Penal Code naturally follows or not.
(2.) Law on this point is no longer res integra. The relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code that falls for consideration are as under:-
(3.) Sec. 306. Abatement of suicide.