Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench has ruled that mere marital discord cannot lead to abetment of suicide charges. In an order passed last week, the court quashed a 2019 Amravati case, stressing the need for direct instigation.

10. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI

The mother of a law student who died in custody has petitioned the Bombay High Court to summon Maharashtra Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis for failing to establish clear guidelines on investigating custodial deaths. Vijayabai Suryawanshi alleges a legal vacuum persists despite judicial orders, hindering proper probes into her son Somnath's homicidal death. The plea demands a time-bound policy to ensure immediate FIRs and accountability in such cases.