Citation

Latha KS, Geetha N. Med. Sci. Law 2004; 44(4): 343-347.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal-576 010, Udupi, India. drlathaks@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15573973

Abstract

Suicidal behaviour constitutes a serious public as well as mental health problem all over the world. Many developed countries have done away with the legal provision of punishing attempted suicides. However, in India this continues to be a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code (1833). This review discusses the various issues related to criminalizing suicide and their implications.