Suicide by former MP: Supreme Court rejects son's plea against quashing of FIR by Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging a Bombay High Court order quashing an FIR against nine persons for allegedly abetting the suicide of former Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar in 2021.

“The High Court order confirmed and (petition) dismissed,” a Bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said, upholding the Bombay High Court on September 8, 2022 verdict.

The top court had reserved the verdict on August 4 on a petition filed by Abhinav Delkar, son of the late MP.

Delkar, a seven-time MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was found dead inside a hotel room in Mumbai on February 22, 2021. A 14-page suicide note recovered from the room alleged that he had taken the step due to political pressure.

He had contested as an independent candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. His alleged suicide note detailed harassment and intimidation, prompting police action against several persons, including top bureaucrats and political figures.

The Bombay High Court had quashed the case against nine persons in the case, including Praful Khoda Patel, administrator of the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.