Karnataka High Court refuses to quash case against married man accused of abetting nursing student’s suicide.
The Karnataka High Court denied a petition to quash criminal charges against a man accused of abetting a nursing student's suicide through persistent stalking and harassment. The court ruled that the evidence sufficiently demonstrates the victim was systematically cornered, meeting the legal criteria for abetment.
Why it matters
This case underscores the judicial system's stance on stalking and harassment as serious criminal offenses that can lead to severe legal consequences, including charges of abetment to suicide.
The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a married man accused of abetting a 22-year-old woman’s suicide by repeatedly stalking and threatening her, and sabotaging her marriage prospects by allegedly claiming to prospective grooms that he was in a relationship with her. She had survived a previous suicide attempt triggered by his harassment.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna rejected a petition by Naveen G., who is facing charges under Sections 75 (sexual harassment), 78 (stalking), and 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It was alleged that the 33-year-old petitioner tried to compel the victim, a nursing student, to forcibly fall in love with him, followed to her workplace, and compelled her to travel on his motorcycle on a few occasion. He had proposed to marry and threatening to disclose photographs of her with him if she rejected his proposal.
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