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SC: Filing a False FIR Alone does not Amount to Abetment of Suicide - (21 Aug 2026)

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Supreme Court has held that filing an FIR or issuing a maintenance notice, even if later found false, does not by itself amount to instigation to suicide. The Court quashed the FIR against the deceased man’s in-laws, finding no ingredients of abetment to suicide.

Tags : FALSE FIR; ABETMENT; SUICIDE  

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