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The Supreme Court has upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash the FIR against Praful Patel and others in the case linked to MP Mohan Delkar’s death in 2021.
MP Mohan Delkar (Photo: Facebook)
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Bombay High Court verdict to quash the First Information Report (FIR) against several persons, including Praful Patel, Administrator of the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep, in the case related to the death of Member of Parliament (MP) Mohan Delkar.
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A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria confirmed the High Court ruling that had quashed the FIR against nine persons accused of driving the parliamentarian to take his own life.
Mohan Delkar, a seven-time MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, who had contested as an independent candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, was found dead in a hotel room in Mumbai on February 22, 2021.
A 14-page suicide note recovered from the room had alleged that he had taken the step due to political pressure.
As an FIR was registered in the case, it invoked offences under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 389 (putting a person in fear of accusation of offence) of the Indian Penal Code.
The FIR alleged that Delkar faced harassment from the Union Territory administration, purportedly at the behest of Praful Patel.
The plea before the Supreme Court, on which the judgment was passed today, was filed by Abhinav Delkar, son of Mohan Delkar.
In his plea, Abhinav Delkar challenged the Bombay High Court order, which had quashed the FIR against nine persons, including Patel.
While hearing the appeal, the Supreme Court had earlier expressed doubts on whether the material on record against the accused could make them liable for suicide abetment under Section 306.
CJI Gavai had remarked that humiliation alone may not amount to instigation to die by suicide.
The Bench had also observed that even if someone was told to “go and die,” and suicide followed within 48 hours, Section 306 may not be attracted.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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