SC says extramarital affair does not constitute abetment to suicide charge

SC says extramarital affair does not constitute abetment to suicide charge

NEW DELHI: A spouse in an extra-marital relationship cannot be a ground to prosecute the partner if the spouse commits suicide due to tension in the relationship, the SC said on Thursday, adding that abetment of suicide requires active abetment.A bench of Justices K V Viswanathan and Atul Chandurkar said that to sustain the charge … Read more