Assignment of Work by Boss Not Enough to Establish Criminal Intent

The mere assignment of work to a subordinate is not enough to establish criminal intent on the part of the superior officer for the purpose of proving abetment of suicide, the Supreme Court held in a recent judgment. This decision was rendered by a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit, while hearing a criminal appeal from a decision of the Bombay High Court. In this case, one Kishore PRead More…