The Supreme Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings and a non-bailable warrant issued against a woman in a case of alleged suicide under the SC/ST Act and observed that abetment involves the mental process of instigating or intentionally aiding a person in doing a thing.
After investigation , a charge sheet was filed against Rita Bahuguna in this case under Section 133 of the Public Representation Act as well as under Section 188 of the IPC.