Indian Penal Code 1860
Section 305 :
Abetment of suicide of child or insane person :
(See section 107 of BNS 2023)
Classification of Offence:
Offence: Abetment of suicide committed by child, or insane or delirious person or an idiot, or a person intoxicated.
Punishment :Death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine.
Cognizable or Non-cognizable :Cognizable
Bailable or Non-bailable : Non-bailable
Compoundable or Non-compoundable : Non-compoundable
By Which Court Triable : Court of Session.
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If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person, 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 or 1.[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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1. Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
