Suicidal Poisoning in Calcutta

Suicide or ' self-murder ' is regarded by the law as murder, a murder committed by a person on himself or herself (felo-de-se or felony committed on one's self). The verdict usually given by the coroner and other competent authorities in such cases is ' Death is due to suicide, whilst temporarily insane'. This expression is regarded as a charitable addition to relieve the suicide and his family from the stigma attaching to this act. Any person aiding or abetting suicide is also guilty of the charge of murder. An attempt to commit suicide is punishable under the law in India though in a less degree than an attempt to commit murder?a common misdemeanour. Modes of suicide vary considerably according to local conditions, such as the presence of