On 01.12.2023, a Division Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Crminal Appeal No. 3578 of 2023 titled Mohit Singhal & Anr. Vs. The State of Uttarakhand & Ors. has decided on a substantial question of law relating to the abetment of suicide, wherein, t he widow of the deceased had borrowed a sum of Rs. 40,000/- from the father of the 1st Appellant and she again borrowed Rs. 60,000/- from the same person. While paying the said amount, a sum of Rs.15,000/- was deducted towards interest. The first Appellant demanded money from her deceased husband and he requested some more time to which the first Appellant abused the deceased and assaulted him with a belt. It is further alleged that the first Appellant assaulted the widow of the deceased and the mother of the deceased and threatened to abduct her daughter. It is alleged that the first Appellant had taken 10-12 cheques from the widow of the deceased and one cheque was dishonoured, hence, he issued a legal notice to t...