In a bail application filed before the Karkardooma Court by a husband accused of torturing his wife, which led her to commit suicide, a Single Judge Bench of Additional Sessions Judge Swati Katiyar held that the suicide note shows that the deceased (victim) was driven to commit suicide by the applicant’s conduct and denied to grant bail while dismissing the application.
A complaint was made by the victim’s mother, stating that her daughter got married to the applicant on 30-11-2020 and that he used to consume liquor, quarrel with the victim, and thereafter beat her. On 21-10-2025, the victim’s father was informed that the victim had gone to her mother-in-law’s place and was not receiving the applicant’s calls. At noon, the victim’s brother was informed that she had passed away.
The victim’s brother found the victim hanging from the fan, after which the police were called. A diary having a suicide note was found, wherein it was mentioned that the victim had tried to commit suicide earlier, but the same had no effect on the applicant.
The applicant submitted that no ingredients of crime were made out against him and that the complainant and her family had levelled bald and vague allegations against him. It was contended that nothing had been recovered from the applicant and that he was ready to furnish surety to the satisfaction of the Court for the grant of bail, as his sister’s marriage was to take place.
The State opposed by contending that the allegations levelled against the applicant were serious and that the post-mortem report was pending. The Court was informed that a note was recovered wherein the victim had mentioned that she had already tried to commit suicide. Relying on this, it was submitted that the applicant may have murdered the victim after her suicide attempt had failed.
The complainant submitted that the applicant regularly tortured the victim and that his family had already disowned him in 2020, which meant that he was taking a false ground to attain bail. It was also submitted that the complainant had been receiving calls from his family to either withdraw the complaint or face dire consequences in society.
The Court stated that the suicide note prima facie showed that the victim was driven to commit suicide by the applicant’s conduct. It was noted that the applicant had a fight with the victim soon before she committed suicide. The Court found that the applicant may influence witnesses and tamper with evidence if released on bail.
Thus, the Court declined to grant bail to the applicant and dismissed the application.
Appearances:
For Applicant – Mr. Rajiv Kumar
For State – Mr. Praveen Kumar
For Complainant – Mr. Atul Jain
