Sections 420, 306, 34 and 120B IPC Framing of charges Abetment to Suicide Money Dispute Non Payment of Debt – Set Aside
Sharanjit vs State of Punjab CRR 3672/18 07/10/23 [HON’BLE JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH ]
[ PUNJAB HARYANA HIGH COURT ]
Sections 420, 306, 34 and 120B IPC Framing of charges Abetment to Suicide Money Dispute Non Payment of Debt – No evidence on the file that the deceased had either initiated proceedings against the accused for cheating/theft of the cheques during his life-time or had given intimation of the theft of the cheques to his Bank – Merely because the petitioner had availed his legal remedy under section 138 of the NI Act in which the deceased came to be convicted could not amount to abetment or harassment – Charges framed qua the petitioner set aside. [Paras 13, 19 and 20]
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