Marital discord alone not a sufficient ground for abetment to suicide, observes Bombay HC

• Rohan Umak
• April 5, 2026

Bombay HC ruling: The Bombay High Court (HC), in a landmark ruling, held that just marital discord cannot be treated as abetment to suicide, while quashing a case filed against a woman accused of driving her husband to end his life. The Nagpur bench of the HC delivered the order last week, and was presided over by Urmila Joshi Phalke. It observed that disagreements and tensions are common…