Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
What this section does
Creates a specific and more severely punished offence of abetting suicide where the person who commits suicide is a child, a person of unsound mind, a delirious person, or a person in a state of intoxication — categories considered incapable of giving meaningful consent or exercising independent judgment.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Quick reference
- Punishment
- Death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment up to 10 years, and fine.
- Triable by
- Sessions Court
- Cognizable
- Yes
- Bailable
- No
- Compoundable
- No
Ingredients (what prosecution must prove)
- A child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in a state of intoxication committed suicide
- The accused abetted the commission of that suicide
Practitioner note
The range of punishment (death to 10 years) is exceptionally wide, giving the court broad discretion. The illustration in s.101 (Exception 5) regarding instigation of a child to commit suicide is directly relevant here.
- IPC Section 305 — Abetment of suicide of child / insane person
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 107, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 107 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.