Crime punishment
Attempt to commit suicide
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The word suicide means killing one self. A person may commit suicide for many reasons as a result of this there is nothing specific about the main reason of suicide. Usually socio-economic factors account for most incidents of suicide. Such factors include poverty, depression, shame, guilt, etc. According to one UN survey, people commit suicide every 40 second around the globe.
Historically, suicide has been treated as a criminal behaviour though a person who successfully commits suicide goes beyond law forever. But once unsuccessful, the person attempting suicide can be got hold of punishment and hence attempting suicide is always punishable under law. Interesting enough that suicide has never been treated as a criminal matter in the United States.
Under the Penal Code attempt to suicide and abetment of suicide is an offence. Section 309 of the Penal Code deals with this. It states that whoever attempts to commit suicide and does not act towards the commission of such offence shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or both.
Section 305 of the Penal Code states about abetment of suicide of child or insane person. If any person under 18 years of age, any insane person, or any delirious person, any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death penalty or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and also shall be liable for fine.
-Law Desk.
