If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person, any delirious person, any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or 1 [imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 305: Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
|---|---|
| Section | 305 |
| Marginal note | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 57 |
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- CRLMB/11496/2025 of SONU S/O RAMESH KUMAR Vs STATE OF RAJASTHANHigh Court of Rajasthan · 2025-11-10
- JAMEELA vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHSupreme Court of India · 2025-09-15
- ABA/2209/2024 of SUNIL RAJU SONET @ RAJPUT Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-02-04
- CRM (A)/3326/2024 of RUPCHAND ROY Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-09-18
- APPLN/255/2024 of VISHWAJEET MAHESH DONGARE (IN FIR NAMED AS VISHWAS DONGARE) Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2024-08-20
- APPLN/4545/2023 of SPRUHA SURYAKANT TAD THROUGH HER GURDIAN SHAILAJA SURYAKANT TAD AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2024-08-20
- APPLN/2537/2023 of SANJAY GAJANAN TAD AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2024-08-20
- CRM (DB)/1077/2024 of ANUP MONDAL @ BAPAN MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-04-12
- CRM (A)/5618/2023 of RAKESH MONDAL Vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-02-13
- CRM (A)/5480/2023 of SUDIP MONDAL @ SUDIP KUMAR MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2024-02-02
- APL/777/2023 of RAHUL DATTATRAYA WANKHADE Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS, CHANDUR BAZAAR, DIST. AMRAVATI AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2023-09-11
- APEAL/212/2023 of RAHUL DATTATRAYA WANKHADE Vs STATE OF MAH. THR. PSO PS, CHANDUR BAZAAR, DIST. AMRAVATI AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2023-04-17
- ABA/457/2023 of HITESH SHARMA Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRABombay High Court · 2023-02-14
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