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February 18, 2026, 07:57 PM - 4 min read
The Court directed Reddy, who was Prathyusha's boyfriend, to surrender within four weeks.Pertinently, the Court also clarified the legal position when it comes to responsibility in cases of suicide pact, a mutual agreement to end life together.It held that in such cases, the person who survives the attempt or does not go through with it is culpable.“Suicide by a pact is culpable,” the Court said.
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October 16, 2025, 10:39 AM - 4 min read
Amneet P Kumar, her brother and Punjab legislator Amit Rattan, and two others have been booked for abetment of suicide of ASI Sandeep Lathar.
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June 1, 2025, 05:34 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court has discharged a man who was accused of driving a student to suicide by scolding him.The accused, in charge of a school and a hostel, had scolded the deceased following a complaint by another student. After the incident, the student died by suicide.The teacher had been accused of abetment to suicide.
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January 20, 2025, 08:34 PM - 3 min read
The 27-year-old man described frequent arguments and his wife's prolonged stays at her parents' house. Similar incidents, such as a case in Gujarat where a man cited his wife as the reason for his suicide, shed light on the issue of domestic conflict escalating to tragic outcomes. Police are actively investigating both cases.
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December 20, 2024, 06:25 PM - 3 min read
It said such instigation or incitement should reveal a clear mens rea to abet the commission of suicide and should put the victim in such a position that they are left with no other option but to die by suicide.
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