New Delhi. Go… go and hang yourself. Is telling this to someone tantamount to inciting him to commit suicide? A similar case came before the Karnataka High Court. Where in the case of the death of a priest, the police made a young man an accused because he had verbally asked to hang the deceased. The bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna refused to classify this statement as incitement to suicide. The bench addressed the complexity of determining abetment to suicide.
A church priest had died in Udupi, Karnataka. There was an alleged relationship between the petitioner’s wife and the priest. It is being told that the accused had angrily told the priest to go and commit suicide. After this the priest ended his life. Defense counsel argued that the statement was made out of distress upon discovering the alleged affair and that the priest’s decision to end his life was influenced by others finding out about the affair, rather than just the words of the accused.
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On the other hand, on behalf of the deceased’s family, it was said that the pastor took his life due to the threatening language of the accused regarding exposing the matter. The single judge bench, relying on the precedents set by the Supreme Court, emphasized that such statements alone cannot amount to incitement to suicide.
What did the court say on the petition?
The court acknowledged the multifaceted reasons behind the priest’s suicide, including his alleged illicit relations despite his role as a father and priest. Recognizing the complexities of human psychology, the court underlined the challenge of understanding the human mind and refused to classify the accused’s statement as incitement to suicide. The court dismissed the case, emphasizing the complex nature of human behavior and its inability to fully uncover the motivations behind such tragic events.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 2, 2024, 18:03 IST