Abetment of suicide 306 ipc
Guest
(Querist) 25 September 2014
This query is : Resolved
I was in a relationship with a boy for 2 yrs (from 2005-2007).we also got physically intimate.But he became controlling and suspicious on me so i broke it off with him..we also informed his parents that this relationship is over.He did not take rejection very well.He started blackmailing me with photos that we took,threatening and harassing me,he used foul language.I begged him to leave me alone.He threatened me with suicide in a chat message and i calmed him down and said not to do any such thing.Then i talked to him and told him that we both are not right for each other,(my parents also did not agree to marry him) and he would find a very nice person as his life partner..he calmed down.He did not talk about suicide any more..so i did not see any reason to inform his parents about the suicide threat( i understood that he was just blackmailing me with suicide)
Later i got married and have a family now..i do not have any contact with my ex-boyfriend..he tried to contact me a couple of times but i did not respond.It has been 7 years but still i worry if he ever committed suicide will i be charged for abetment of suicide under 306 ipc?Because he threatened me with suicide in a chat message..so this conversation would be in his email..that means there is proof that he had a suicidal thought and i knew about it..but i did not take it seriously..at that time i did not know that i could go to the police and inform them?..
“The Supreme Court has consistently held that a word uttered in a fit of anger or emotion without intending to trigger a step as extreme as suicide can’t be said to be abetment to suicide. The SC has also consistently clarified that to prosecute a person for abetment to suicide, prosecution has to prove that the accused had the intention and knowledge that a specific act on his part could trigger suicidal tendency in the victim.”
The above statement from the supreme court scares me..because according to the chat message i have the knowledge that me breaking up with him might trigger suicidal thought in him..
So this being said is there anything that i can do legally now..like informing the police about his suicidal nature..or because it has been 7 years i can just let it go?I do not want to be blamed for his actions later in the future...Please Please help i am very scared and do not have anywhere else to go
malipeddi jaggarao
(Expert) 26 September 2014
You have physical relation with your boy friend for two years and thrown him in dust bin. Don't you know his attitude, whether he suits you or not before entertaining physical relationship?
You are lucky. God blessed you with a good family life. Live for your family and forget the episode. The way you are analyzing the provisions of law shows that you have not forgotten him even now. Forget about his suicide. Like you, he also might have got married and living happily. Nobody will die for the other nowadays. But if you continue to entertain the ideas of about your ex-boy friend, definitely it will be suicidal for you if your husband came to know that episode. Hence forget and live for you and live for your present family.
ajay sethi
(Expert) 26 September 2014
it has been 7 years since you left your bf . you are married now . even if your ex bf commits suicide now you wont be blamed as you had no contact with him for 7 years
P. Venu
(Expert) 26 September 2014
Your fears are baseless. Try to come over the regrets of the past.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 26 September 2014
You should be fearless on the issue and enjoy your life. If he was to suicide, he could have done so till now.
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 26 September 2014
Nothing to worry after such a long time,lot of water has already flown in Ganga, situation is totally changed by now. Just for the sake of a remote chance/probability, even if he does any harm to himself now, you are off the hook.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate 
(Expert) 02 October 2014
What made you to think of the issue after such a long gap?, I think your fears are unnecessary because not only it well passed time but also you are not aware of his present status of mind and marital status and also you are not confirmed whether he is still alive (?), so just shed out your fears and be rest assured, come back when there is a real problem and not with an imaginary one.
