![]() (3) D may commit an offence under this section whether or not a suicide, or an attempt at suicide, occurs. ![]() (2) The person referred to in subsection (1)(a) need not be a specific person (or class of persons) known to, or identified by, D. (b) D's act was intended to encourage or assist suicide or an attempt at suicide. (a) D does an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another person and (1) A person ('D') commits an offence if– (4) Whoever treats a person who is in a state of subordination or dependence in a cruel or inhuman way and thereby negligently causes the suicide of that person shall be punished by imprisonment for three months to three years. (3) Whoever induces or assists a child in committing suicide or whoever induces or assists a person who is not capable of understanding the significance of his act, or could not control his own will so that the suicide is attempted or accomplished, shall be punished pursuant to Article 90 of this Code. (2) Whoever induces or assists a juvenile person in committing suicide, or induces or assists in committing suicide a person whose capability of understanding his own acts and of controlling his own will is significantly diminished, and the suicide is accomplished or attempted shall be punished (1) Whoever induces or assists another in committing suicide which is accomplished or attempted shall be punished by imprisonment for six months to five years. La propagande ou la publicité, quel qu’en soit le mode, en faveur de produits, d’objets ou de méthodes préconisés comme moyens de se donner la mort est puni d’une peine d’emprisonnement de un an à trois ans et d’une amende de un million (1 000 000) à cinq millions (5 000 000) de francs CFA. Les personnes physiques ou morales coupables du délit prévu au présent article encourent également la peine complémentaire d’interdiction d’exercer l’activité de prestataire de formation professionnelle au sens du code du travail pour une durée n’excédant pas cinq ans. La peine d’emprisonnement est de trois ans à cinq ans et l’amende de un million (1 000 000) à trois millions (3 000 000) de francs CFA lorsque la victime de l’infraction définie à l’alinéa précédent est un mineur de quinze ans au plus. Le fait de provoquer ou d’aider au suicide d’autrui est puni d’une peine d’emprisonnement de un an à cinq ans et d’une amende de deux cent cinquante mille (250 000) à un million (1 000 000) de francs CFA, lorsque la provocation a été suivie du suicide ou d’une tentative de suicide. The Interments (felo de se) Act 1882 abolished the legal requirement in England of burying suicides at crossroads. Additionally, all of the person's property was confiscated. Ī criminal ordinance issued by Louis XIV in 1670 was far more severe in its punishment: the dead person's body was drawn through the streets, face down, and then hung or thrown on a garbage heap. The person would be buried alone, on the outskirts of the city, without a headstone or marker. In ancient Athens, a person who had died of suicide (without the approval of the state) was denied the honours of a normal burial. Some countries criminalise suicide attempts. ![]() The associated matters of assisting a suicide and attempting suicide have also been dealt with by the laws of some jurisdictions. While a person who has died of suicide is beyond the reach of the law, there can still be legal consequences in relation to treatment of the corpse or the fate of the person's property or family members. In other contexts, suicide could be utilized as an extreme expression of liberty, as is exemplified by its usage as an expression of devout dissent towards perceived tyranny or injustice which occurred occasionally in cultures such as ancient Rome, medieval Japan, or today's Tibet Autonomous Region. ![]() However, while suicide has been decriminalized in many western countries, the act is stigmatized and discouraged. Suicide is a crime in some parts of the world. ![]()
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