1 APPLN-125.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.125 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Yogesh Vijay Kulkarni & Anr. .... Respondents Shri S.A. Shaikh, APP, for the Applicant-State. Shri Vikram R. Chavan for Respondent No.1. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JULY 04, 2011 P.C: This is an application for leave to file appeal against the judgment of acquittal rendered by the learned 10th Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, acquitting the respondents, a Branch Manager and an Assistant Branch Manager of LIC for the offence punishable under Section 306 r/w Section 34 of the IPC. They were alleged to have instigated a Probationary Development Officer to commit suicide by torturing him, giving him memos and threatening to start a departmental proceedings to have his services terminated because of his 2 APPLN-125.11 incompetence. Presuming all this to be true, the options before the person were also to resign or take up the matter with higher authorities or fight the injustice which was being done to him. It cannot be said that the conduct attributed to the respondents could be termed as instigation to commit suicide. The learned Judge has taken a proper view of the matter. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)