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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(s). OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No.9215/2019)
NEERAJ PAL APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. RESPONDENT(S)
ORDER
Leave granted.
Heard Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned
senior counsel appearing for the appellant and Dr.
Vijendra Singh Mehndiyan, learned counsel for the
respondent-State.
The petition for quashing of the charge
sheet dated 26.07.2003 under Section 306 of the
Indian Penal Code in criminal case No.1647 of 2003
has been dismissed by the High Court vide its
impugned judgment and order dated 30.04.2019.
The deceased had consumed ‘Celphos’ tablet
and committed suicide. The allegation is that the
appellant had promised to marry her but the said
promise was broken whereupon in frustration, the
victim consumed poison.
Our attention was drawn to the dying
declaration which clearly mentions that the parties
were in relationship for two months and that the
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deceased had carried ‘Celphos’ from home and when
the appellant refused to marry her as he was
already married, the victim consumed poison leading
to her death.
The controversy is squarely covered by the
decision of this Court in the case of Kamaruddin
Dastagir Sanadi Vs. State of Karnataka through SHO
Kakati Police: 2024 SCC Online SC 3541, wherein
also, on account of alleged breach of promise to
marry, the vi...