Abetment Of Suicide: SC Grants Bail To 74 Year Old Advocate

The Supreme Court recently granted bail to a 74-year-old advocate accused in an abetment of suicide case.

A bench of Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal observed that because the accused’s son and two others were expressly named as being primarily responsible in the deceased’s handwritten note, his incarceration was no longer necessary.

“In the hand written note, the victim has actually named the appellant’s son and two others as primarily responsible. He has also stated expressly that the appellant threatened him. Therefore, this is not a case where the continued incarceration of the appellant is necessary, especially after filing of the final report,” the bench remarked.

As a result, the advocate’s appeal was granted, and the Rajasthan High Court order denying bail in February of this year was reversed.

The accused was ordered to be released on bail, subject to the trial court’s conditions.

The charge leveled against the appellant and three others was that the victim committed suicide as a result of the pressure and threats aimed at recovering the 6.50 crores owed to them by the deceased.

On November 17, 2022, four accused were arrested, and the final report was filed a month later. The appellant was denied bail by the Jaipur bench of the High Court, prompting this appeal to the Supreme Court.

The appellant testified before the Supreme Court that he had no criminal history, was not a flight risk, and had been a legal practitioner.

The bench accepted the same and granted bail to the appellant.