India News: Karnataka High Court acquitted a man accused of abetting suicide for telling a priest to 'go and hang yourself'. Mens rea is essential for wrongdoing,
The man, a resident of Uran in Navi Mumbai, allegedly hanged himself at the accused woman's residence in the same area on January 13, an official from Uran police station said. Navi Mumbai: Man Dies by Suicide in Uran; Wife Accuses Another Woman of Suicide Abetment.
The bench said that it had not come across an iota of evidence to show that the accused had abetted the suicide. - Bombay High Court Acquits Three In Suicide Abetment Case Citing THESE Observations