Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Sh. Maruti Shripati Dubal

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Bench G.N. Ray and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 29 August 1996

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Penal Code, 1860 : S. 309-Attempt to commit suicitk:'--/'olice constable met with a road accident-Suffered heart injuryo--Became mentally ill-Diagnosed to be suf­ fering from scizoph-renea--Attempted self immolation-Before the case of attempted suicide could be decided by the Court, he challenged the vires of S. 309-High Court held that S.309 was .ultra vires Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution-Subsequently a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court ovenuled that decisioit-Held, considering the serious ailments which he was suffering from, it would not be desirable to proceed further with the…

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