Calcutta HC Quashes Suicide Abetment Case Against Central Tax Assistant

IBHA Das & Ors. Vs State of West Bengal & Anr. (Calcutta High Court) The Calcutta High Court quashed criminal proceedings initiated under Sections 306 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against four petitioners, including a Central Government employee working as a Tax Assistant in the Office of the Commissioner of Central Tax, GST and Central Excise, and her family members. The proceedings arose from allegations that financial disputes and mental pressure exerted by the petitioners had driven the husband of the de facto complainant to commit suicide. According to the complaint, the deceas...