Queen Empress vs R. Fischer on 3 March, 1891
How far this can be stretched in favour of the accused is seen from Queen-Empress v. R. makka [1885] 8 Mad. 5 where a woman ran to a well evilently with the intention of comrniting suicide, and was stopped and it was held that this was not an attempt to commit suicide. In the matter of R. MacCrea [1893] 15 All. 173 seems to be a case which has gone far in the other direction; but even there it is stated at p. 180;