NEW DELHI<\/em>: The Tis Hazari Court<\/strong> in Delhi has directed the police to register an FIR <\/a>against a deceased man’s wife and her family in connection with his suicide. The order came after the court found prima facie material suggesting that the husband may have been driven to take the extreme step due to alleged actions and threats by his wife and in-laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judicial Magistrate First Class Ankit Karan Singh<\/strong> passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Ganga Devi, mother of the deceased Sachin. She approached the court seeking registration of an FIR after alleging that her son was subjected to continuous harassment, threats, and false accusations by his wife and her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before his death, Sachin recorded a video in which he blamed his wife and in-laws for his decision to end his life. The court took note of this video while examining the material placed on record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The court observed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the present case, the victim has died by suicide. Before this suicide, victim has recorded one video putting blame upon his wife and in laws for suicide. Video is filed alongwith the record. In the video, the victim is clearly putting the reason for suicide as false allegations by his wife and in laws.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Advocates Vipin Rathi and Shashi Verma appeared on behalf of the complainant. The court had also called for an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Station House Officer of Ranhola Police Station before passing its decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After considering the material available, JMFC Singh noted that the allegations disclosed a cognizable offence under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with abetment of suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The court further observed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere was a clear conspiracy by wife and his in laws in forcing the victim to take the last step and that there were constant threats on part of wife and his in-laws.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The court ultimately directed the police to register an FIR and conduct a proper investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The order states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn view of the above, in terms of the landmark Supreme Court judgment in Lalita Kumari Vs. State of UP, 2014, I deem it fit to direct the SHO PS Ranhola to lodge an FIR against the accused persons under section 108\/351(3) of BNS read with Section 61(2) of BNS and investigate the case treating the contents of the complaint as FIR.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The court ordered that the FIR be registered within 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the complaint, Sachin married his wife according to Hindu rites on April 21, 2022. It was alleged that problems started from the very first night of marriage after the wife reportedly claimed that the marriage had been forced upon her by her parents<\/strong>. Over time, relations between the couple deteriorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On April 21, 2025, exactly three years after the marriage, Sachin died by suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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LAW \/ SECTION<\/strong><\/td> PURPOSE<\/strong><\/td> HOW IT WAS APPLIED IN THIS CASE<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> Section 108, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita<\/a> (BNS), 2023<\/strong><\/td> Deals with abetment of suicide.<\/td> Court found prima facie material suggesting the deceased may have been driven to suicide due to alleged acts of wife and in-laws.<\/td><\/tr> Section 351(3), BNS<\/strong><\/td> Criminal intimidation involving serious threats.<\/td> Invoked because the complaint alleged continuous threats by the wife and her family.<\/td><\/tr> Section 61(2), BNS<\/strong><\/td> Liability when multiple persons act together in furtherance of a common intention or conspiracy.<\/td> Added because allegations were made against multiple family members acting together.<\/td><\/tr> Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2014)<\/strong><\/td> Supreme Court judgment mandating registration of FIR when information discloses a cognizable offence.<\/td> Court relied upon this precedent to direct immediate registration of FIR.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n CASE DETAILS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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