Suicide: A Crime?
RIGHT TO LIFE, RIGHT TO DIE Right to Life and Right to Die are not two separate rights but two sides of the same coin. The right to Life is the right to decide whether one will or will not continue living. On March 9, 2018, Hon'ble Supreme Court took the first step towards giving judicial support to much canvased proposition that it was inhuman to punish a distressed person who failed to end his/her life. Section 309 of Indian Penal Code provides that ''whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offense shall be punished with a simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year (or with fine, or with both). Regarding this issue, there is a judgement of Hon'ble Justice D.Y.Chandrachud referring to a constitution bench of...