Abetment of suicide of a child or person of unsound mind attracts penal sanctions including death, life or imprisonment. Abetment of suicide is criminalised when the victim is a child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in a state of intoxication; the abettor faces death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and is also liable to a fine.
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Abetment of suicide of a child or person of unsound mind attracts penal sanctions including death, life or imprisonment.
Abetment of suicide is criminalised when the victim is a child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in a state of intoxication; the abettor faces death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and is also liable to a fine.
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