Truth is losing significance because of the ego of the litigants
under section 304b ipc (dowry death):- JUSTICE SHIV
NARAYAN DHINGRA
In an remarkable decision justice Dhingra announced the mentality of litigants as how they misuse 304b ipc as
"This case is a reflection of
mentality which is now taking grip of parents of a deceased wife in the
criminal cases. Whenever a woman dies an unnatural death within seven
years of her marriage at in-laws’ house, whatever be the cause of death,
the in- laws must be hanged. This case also shows how truth is losing
significance because of the ego of the litigants to see that in-laws
should be hanged."
Narender Singh Arora v State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
"Suicide is a known phenomenon of
human nature. Suicides are committed by living human beings for various
reasons, some are not able to bear the normal stresses which are common
in life. Some are not able to cope up with the circumstances in which
they are placed. Some commit suicide because of frustration of not
achieving the desired goals. There are many cases where students commit
suicide because they failed to achieve certain percentage of marks. Some
commit suicide because they are not able to retain top position, some
commit suicide because they are not able to cope with the demands of
life. Some commit suicide because they suffer sudden loss, some commit
suicide out of fear of being caught. There are various reasons for which
suicides are committed by men and women. All suicides are unnatural
deaths. Suicide is a complex phenomenon. One, who commits suicide, is
not alive to disclose as to what was going on in his or her mind when he
or she committed suicide. There is no presumption that every suicide
committed by a married woman in her in-laws’ house or at her parents’
house has to be because she was suffering harassment at the hands of her
husband or her in- laws.
full judgement can be found at
Narender Singh Arora …Petitioner Versus
State (Govt. of NCT Delhi) & Ors.