The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal, setting aside conviction under Section 306 IPC for alleged abetment of suicide; unproved authorship of letters, inadmissible unexamined handwriting opinion, and absence of proximate instigation under Sections 306 and 107 IPC rendered prosecution evidence insufficient beyond reasonable doubt. Appellant acquitted. Date of Judgement 03.11.2026.
Goverdhan V. State of Rajasthan
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