BOMBAY HIGH COURT: PERSON ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE CANNOT BE PENALISED IN VIEW OF PROVISIONS OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE ACT

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court in the case Shital Dinkar Bhagat vs State of Maharashtra observed and has granted relief to a woman constable, who in the case was booked for committing suicide after noting that she took the extreme step under stress and thus her act is exempted from action owing to provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.

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The Division bench comprising of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Vrushali Joshi was hearing the present matter.

The bench in the case observed and has quashed a First Information Report, FIR lodged against one Shital Bhagat at the Lakhandur Police Station at Bhandara, under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, IPC.