Section 309 IPC
- Anyone who survives an attempted suicide can be booked under Section 309 IPC, which deals with “Attempt to commit suicide” and can be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year (or with fine, or with both)
- Current Status of Section 309
- The section continues to remain in the IPC. However, the Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA), 2017, which came into force in July 2018, has significantly reduced the scope for the use of Section 309 IPC and made the attempt to commit suicide punishable only as an exception.
- As per Section 115(1) of the MHCA, any person who ....
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