NARESH KUMAR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Naresh Kumar accused/appellant has been convicted for offence under Section 306 IPC for abeting the Commission of suicide by his wife Renu. He has been sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period for four years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- or in default of payment of fine to further undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for six months.

(2.) Along with the accused/appellant, his father Tirath Ram and mother Santosh Rani were also tried. The learned trial Court acquitted them of the charges. His sister Sonia was also separately tried being juvenile.

(3.) Brief facts of the prosecution case are that Asha Rani, PW-3, made a statement before ASI Jagjiwan Kumar in Chowk Basti, Bus stand, Jalandhar at about 4:30 p.m. On 20.07.1999 that her daughter Mrs. Renu was married to Naresh Kumar Aggarwal appellant on 19.06.1998, according to hindu rites and customs. After the marriage of her daughter Renu, her in-laws used to demand money in connection with dowry. On the demands not fulfilled, the in-laws used to harass and beat her daughter. Asha Rani, PW-3 had a talk with her relative Raman Kumar, PW-4, who is Nephew of Asha Rani, PW-3 and Ashwani Kumar, PW-7 her son-in- law. They complained to them. After sometime Renu had come to the house of Asha Rani, PW-3 after the accused had given beatings to her. On 19.07.1999 When Asha Rani, PW-3 was not in the house, Naresh Kumar Aggarwal accused, Santosh Rani mother-in-law and Sonia sister-in-law came to her house and gave abuse to Renu. An application Ex.PJ was submitted to the Police Station Division No. 2, Jalandhar. On this application the police summoned both the parties. The police fixed time to get the matter compromised for 20.07.1999 at 2:00 p.m., vide Ex.PG. On 20.07.1999 in the morning at about 9:30 p.m., the deceased returned and told Asha Rani, PW-3 that the accused had given something in glass of water when she went to give some clothes to her husband at her in-laws house and thereafter she started vomitting. She was taken to Batra Hospital where Dr. Vinod Batra, PW-2 attended her and sent ruqqa Ex.PE to the Police.