The State of Gujarat vs Ajay Balubhai Karavadara Advocate - N J JADEJA — 79/2025

Summary of Sessions Case No. 79/2025 Court: District Sessions Court, Porbandar, Gujarat Judge: M.A. Bhatti, Sessions Judge Date of Judgment: June 22, 2025 Decision The court acquitted and discharged the accused Ajay Balubhai Karavadara under IPC Section 108 (abetment of suicide), finding the prosecution failed to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt. Key Facts The case involved the death of Kajalbai (wife of complainant Nilesh Ramdevbhai Karavadara) on June 10, 2025, who died by hanging. The prosecution alleged the accused had harassed and threatened Kajalbai repeatedly, pressuring her to maintain a relationship with him and threatening to defame her if she refused, ultimately driving her to suicide. Court's Reasoning The court found that despite medical evidence confirming death by asphyxiation, the prosecution failed to establish any direct act of instigation or abetment by the accused. Citing Supreme Court precedents (*Kamalakar v. State of Karnataka*, *Amalendu Pal v. State of West Bengal*), the court held that mere suspicion is insufficient; there must be clear, positive acts creating circumstances leaving the deceased no option but suicide. No suicide note was produced, and key witnesses could not establish the accused's role in driving the victim to take her life. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.