Abetment of Suicide -- Rape as Instigation -- Conviction under Section 306 IPC sustained where victim ended her life on the day of rape
Indian Penal Code, 1860, S.306 r/w S.107 -- Abetment of Suicide -- Rape as Instigation -- Rape causes extreme mental trauma and loss of dignity to a woman in Indian society, which is sufficient to drive her to end her own life. Where a victim commits suicide on the same day as the commission of rape upon her, the act of rape constitutes instigation within the meaning of Section 107 IPC and amounts to abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC.
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