Sunanda Pushkar loss of life case: Delhi courtroom to pronounce verdict on April 29

A Delhi courtroom on Monday reserved its order in a case referring to the loss of life of Sunanda Pushkar, spouse of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The courtroom will pronounce its verdict on April 29. Tharoor is an accused within the case.

A Delhi courtroom has reserved it is order on cost within the #Sunanda #Pushkar loss of life case wherein Congress MP #shashitharoor is an accused. The order will probably be pronounced on April 29. Prosecution has requested courtroom to border cost of homicide within the alternate in opposition to Tharoor. @IndianSpecific
— Anand Mohan (@mohanreports) April 12, 2021
The Delhi Police has charged Tharoor with abetting the suicide of his spouse Sunanda Pushkar, who was discovered lifeless in a Delhi resort in January 2014. The couple was staying within the resort, because the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at the moment.
Tharoor had earlier informed the courtroom that he ought to be discharged as varied investigations have been carried out by consultants however they haven’t given a “definite opinion on the cause of death”.

The Congress MP, who’s represented by Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, sought discharge within the case, saying there was no proof in opposition to him to show the offence punishable below both part 498A (husband or relative of husband of a girl subjecting her to cruelty) or 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC.

On the final date of listening to, Pahwa had learn out an announcement by Pushkar’s son which said that Tharoor couldn’t have murdered his mom and that he couldn’t even damage a fly. The submissions had been made earlier than Special Judge Geetanjali Goel, who was listening to the argument on framing of prices.
Tharoor has been charged below sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, however was not arrested within the case. He was granted bail on July 5, 2018.