Context :
A national strategy for suicide
prevention is under discussion at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In News :
India continues to have the dubious
distinction of recording the highest number, or 34% of all suicides in the
world.
About:
Once
prepared, it is expected that it should remove confusion surrounding Section
309 of the IPC, according to which attempted suicide continues to be a criminal
offence.
According
to medical experts, after the Mental Healthcare Act (MCHA), 2017, the Section
has become “redundant” but still
remains in law books.
Section 309 of the IPC says that a suicide attempt is punishable with simple imprisonment, which may extend up to one year,
Section 309 of the IPC says that a suicide attempt is punishable with simple imprisonment, which may extend up to one year,
However,
Section 115 of the MCHA, 2017 states that “any person who attempts to commit
suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have severe stress and
shall not be tried and punished under the said Code (Section 309 of IPC).”
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