abetment of the commission of suicide by any person, predicating
existence of a live link or nexus between the two, abetment being the
propelling causative factor. The basic ingredients of this provision
are suicidal death and the abetment thereof. To constitute abetment,
the intention and involvement of the accused to aid or instigate the
commission of suicide is imperative. Any severance or absence of
any of this constituents would militate against this indictment.
Remoteness of the culpable acts or omissions rooted in the intention
of the accused to actualize the suicide would fall short as well of the
offence of abetment essential to attract the punitive mandate of
Section 306 IPC. Contiguity, continuity, culpability and complicity of
the indictable acts or omission are the concomitant indices of
abetment. Section 306 IPC, thus criminalises the sustained incitement for suicide.
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1135 OF 2016
GURCHARAN SINGH
V
STATE OF PUNJAB
Dated:DECEMBER 2, 2016.
Citation: (2017) 1 SCC 433
