The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Anand Pathak observed ‘some crimes give psychic gains and some crimes give monetary
gains’ while dismissed a third bail application of a 18-year-old boy in police confinement into a case of suicide of a minor girl aged 16 years.
Further the court observed, ‘Here, the case is of deriving psychic gains and sadistic pleasure where applicant followed and stalked the deceased, who happens to be a 16 year old girl.
“Stalking, voyeurism and following any female not only causes deep embarrassment and harassment to her but also instills the sense of insecurity and lowers down her self-esteem, more prominently in feudalistic pattern of society where perpetrator of such crime treats his
actions as trophy and tries to give a message to the society that he can
capture his victim at will, the court order said.
Being driven by Stockholm Syndrome/ Helsinki Syndrome, victim at times surrenders to the perpetrator and this gives undue premium to his audacity, the court order said.
‘Present case depicts such state of affairs where victim was chased/followed/stalked by present applicant (18 year-old boy) to the extent where parents of the deceased had to shift her to different place at her grandparents house but he continued to chase her. Compelled by the circumstances, she committed suicide’, the court order said.
‘Abetment, prima facie is apparent on record (for consideration of
present bail application at least). No case for interference at this stage is
made out’, the court order said.
The applicant has been in confinement since 09.06.2022 by the Police Station- Radhogarh, District- Guna in connection with Crime No.256/2022, for the offence punishable under Section 306 (abatement of suicide) of IPC.
