ABETMENT of SUICIDE

ABETMENT of  SUICIDE
BY:HARDIK DHINGRA

 

This article is written by Hardik Dhingra, pursuing BBA.LLB from The Northcap University.

 Sec 306 makes it clear that if a person commits suicide by allowing another person, the participant will be imprisoned for up to ten years and fined.

 Seek. 107 states that a person is said to have something to use, if he incites any person to do it or if he collaborates with any other person in a conspiracy to make or leave that object, he intentionally assists in committing or omitting the object.

 Sec 498 A explains that if the husband or other relative of the husband shows 'cruelty' to the wife, then it is a punishment. The same cruel word includes the act of committing acts that would lead to a woman committing suicide.

 Therefore, the case under Sec. 306 r / w Sec. 498 A will go with a suicide case.

CASE ANALYSIS

NARWINDER SINGH vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

v  The facts of the case are that the Sukhjit Kaur (deceased) was married to the accused, Narwinder Singh, after giving him an amount of dowry along with other valuable items.

 

v  But, even after fulfilment of their wishes the accused and his parents kept on demanding additional money from the deceased. The deceased and her family on many occasions have fulfilled the demands of the accused, until the father of the deceased was murdered.

 

v  After the death of the father, the deceased was termed to cruelty and torcher by her husband and was asked to bring in more money as dowry. Unable to bear which, the deceased has committed suicide by consuming poison.

 

Rule of Law:

 

o  Sec. 304 B of IPC explains that:

If the death of a woman is caused due to burns or bodily injury or if it is proved that she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of him within seven years of her marriage, then such death will be termed as ‘dowry death’. And whoever commits the offence is liable for an imprisonment for not less than seven years, and can extend to life imprisonment.