- Section 306 of IPC defines the abetment of suicide, if any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend upto 10 years and shall also be liable to fine.
Further, if she does not leaves any suicide note , but there is also possibility that her family members in their statement give your name as the cause of her suicide and blame for dowry demand , then also you can be prosecuted under the Section 304B of IPC( Dowry death).
- However, Bombay High Court in the matter of Gulab Versus The State of Maharashtra & others, held that, “mere mention of a person’s name does not by itself prove that the person is guilty of Abetment of Suicide”.
- Further, as per Supreme Court , Regular Threats or attempts to Commit Suicide Amounts to Cruelty and is also a ground for Divorce.
- You can give information Application/Complaint to the SHO of your area police station, after narrating that you are facing hardship as your wife is having suicidal tendencies and further you should not be held responsible in case such a thing happens.