 bill no 270 of 2015 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2015 by shri jagdambika pal, mp a billfurther to amend the indian penal code of  1860be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:— statement of objects and reasonsas per section 309 of the indian penal code, 1860 an attempt to commit suicide by an individual is treated as an offence and the person who attempts to commit suicide is liable to be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one yearsuch a provision was made more than 150 years ago however, while an attempt to commit suicide is criminalised under this section but the act of suicide itself is not a crime the striking down of this provision has been the subject of many cases the law commission in its 210th report had also recommended for the omission of this section from the indian penal code moreover, in 2011, the supreme court of india had also observed that the government should consider the repealing of this sectionthe bill, therefore, seeks to repeal section 309 of the indian penal code, 1860 with a view to decriminalize the offence of attempt to commit suicidehence this billnew delhi;jagdambika  palnovember 17, 2015 annexureextract from the indian panel code, 1860(45 of 1860)      attempt to commit suicide309 whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both       ———— a billfurther to amend the indian penal code of 1860————(shri jagdambika pal, mp)gmgipmrnd—2915ls(s3)—02-12-2015