IPC § 305 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 305 IPC — Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 107 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 107 — Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
If any child, any person of unsound mind, any delirious person or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 107 in full