The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the conviction and five-year rigorous imprisonment of a vaccine scientist who was found guilty of abetting his wife's suicide.
Granting relief to the scientist, Akash Yadav, who has done PhD in biotechnology from IIT Kharagpur, the single Bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani said suspending his conviction was in the larger public interest.
The court observed that the convict was a scientist actively engaged in vaccine research and development and due to his conviction, he was unable to perform his duties.
It also said that the scientist's research holds critical value for the society at large.
Mr. Yadav was booked under the Dowry Prohibition Act and the dowry death of his wife.
