Supreme Court of India
V. P. Singh Etc v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
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In view of the aforesaid legal position, we find not an iota of material on record even assuming the complete charge sheet to be correct which could lead to a conviction in a case of abetment as there was absence of the necessary ingredients to make the offence.
Judgment, page 7
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Penal Code, 1860: s. 306 – Abetment of suicide – Commission of suicide by the student after he was reprimanded for the misconduct in the College – He was suspended and asked to call for h is parents as an exercise of legitimate disciplinary action; and was al so issued notice and was asked to deposit security amount of Rs. 10,000/- – However, instead of complying with the disciplinary acti on, student took his own life by jumping into the canal – Befor e doing so, he sent an SMS to his brother stating that he love his parents and do es not want to trouble them – Registration of FIR against
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