Abetment of Suicide — Bail, Section 108 BNS · 29 September 2026
Balavant Singh v. State of Rajasthan: Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail in Wife's Suicide Case, Says Taunts and a Threat of Second Marriage Do Not by Themselves Show Abetment
High Court of Rajasthan (Jodhpur Bench) · 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 412; 2026:RJ-JD:47609; S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8080/2026
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The father of a woman who died by suicide complained that she had been married to the accused for 15 years and had two daughters, and that she was harassed and taunted by him and his family for inadequate dowry and for not having a son. It was further alleged that her brother-in-law instigated her to take her life so that the accused could marry another woman. The accused, who had been in jail since 6 June 2026, said he was not at the place on the date of the incident, that she took the step of her own volition, and that there was no material showing he instigated or abetted it.
Justice Sanjeet Purohit noted that the case rested on taunts and harassment by family members and threats of marrying another woman, with no specific allegation of a dowry demand. The Court also noted earlier occasions on which the deceased had tried to end her life, by consuming a substance and by jumping into a water tank, and was saved in time by the accused and his family and given medical care. It held that to attract Section 108 BNS there must be prima facie material indicating abetment, and granted bail. This is a bail order; the observations are prima facie and the allegations remain to be tried.
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