Supreme Court Says Refusal to Marry Alone Doesn’t Amount to Abetment of Suicide
The Supreme Court held that a person cannot be prosecuted for abetment of suicide merely because they, as a live-in partner, ended the relationship or refused to marry and it was followed by the other partner’s death by suicide.
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- asian news international
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- Thursday, 8 October 2026, 3:27 pm IST
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