Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 969 · Decided 29 August 1996
State of Maharashtra v. SH. Maruti Shripati Dubal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 969 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 358
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 130/1987
- Decided
- 29 August 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 309; Constitution Article 14, 21, 19
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : S. 309-Attempt to commit suicitk:'--/'olice constable met with a road C 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 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 D from, it would not be desirable to proceed further with the Uial of the criminal case initiated against him for the offence of
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