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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following is not an offence?

Suicide itself is not an offence, since the person who succeeds is beyond punishment. Abetment of suicide is punishable under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which of the following is not an offence?

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Suicide itself is not an offence, since the person who succeeds is beyond punishment. Abetment of suicide is punishable under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 306 IPC), murder under section 103 and attempt to murder under section 109.

The BNS also has no general offence of attempting suicide; section 226 punishes only an attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging official duty, and section 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 presumes severe stress in a person who attempts suicide.

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