Abetment to Suicide Cannot be Charged on a Teacher for Scolding the Student

2 June 2025Posted inCriminal lawNo Comments
Abetment to suicide cannot be charged on a teacher for mere scolding of a student who consequently committed suicide, and no normal person could have imagined that a scolding, that too based on a complaint by a student, would result in suicide of the student so scolded, says the Supreme Court (SC) in Thangavel v The State, Through Inspector of Police & Another.