Indian Penal Code, 1860
306. Abetment of suicide.—
If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment
Section 305 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.—
If any person under eighteen years ... idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment
Arnab Manoranjan Goswami vs The State Of Maharashtra on 27 November, 2020
Equivalent citations: AIR
date mentioned in such notification. 113-A. Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman. [Inserted by Act 46 of 1983, Section ... other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband. Explanation. - For the purposes
reads:
“306. Abetment of suicide. -If any person commits suicide,
whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished
with imprisonment of either description ... abetment; (ii) the intention of the accused to aid or
instigate or abet the deceased to commit suicide. The act of the
accused, however, insulting
reads as under: -
“306. Abetment of suicide: - If any person commits
suicide, whoever abets the commission of such
suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment ... which reads as under :-
“306. Abetment of suicide. —If any person
commits suicide, whoever abets the
commission of such suicide, shall be
punished with imprisonment
under:
"306. Abetment of suicide.- If any person commits suicide,
whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be
punished with imprisonment of either ... expanse of the
expression “abetment”, particularly on its operation in relation to the offence of
“abetment of suicide”, is required to be dilated upon. Hence
which reads as under :-
“306. Abetment of suicide.—If any person commits suicide,
whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be
punished with imprisonment ... abetment; (ii) the intention of the
accused to aid or instigate or abet the deceased to commit
suicide. The act of the accused, however, insulting
shape independent of abetment. (Emphasis supplied)
17. In view of the above, it appears that the ingredients for abetment for suicide would be satisfied only ... complaint or the suicidal note, which resulted into the commission of suicide. When the deceased committed suicide with his family members none was present, except
doing
of that act.
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306. Abetment of suicide.—If any person commits
suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide,
shall be punished with ... prosecution has to establish that
a person has committed suicide and the suicide was
abetted by the accused. The prosecution has to establish
beyond reasonable