‘Time for Parliament to delete IPC Section on attempt to suicide'

The Hindu. NEW DELHI, March 8, 2011 (An Excerpt)

The Supreme Court on Monday recommended to Parliament that it consider the feasibility of deleting Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code (attempt to commit suicide) from the statute.

Making this recommendation, a Bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra said though a Constitution Bench in Gian Kaur's case had held Section 309 IPC constitutionally valid, “the time has come when it should be deleted by Parliament as it has become anachronistic. A person attempts suicide in depression, and hence he needs help, rather than punishment.”

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Hypocrisy at its best. If a woman tries to commit suicide but doesn’t die, she should not be booked for this attempt because the Supreme Court thinks that ‘a person attempts suicide in depression and hence needs help, rather than punishment.’ But if that same woman dies then her husband & in-laws are sent behind bars charging them of dowry death. Can’t stand this anymore.