Demanding Repayment of Loan Amount Does Not Constitute ‘Intentional Aid’ for Abetment of Suicide: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that a person demanding repayment of money that he had already advanced as a loan cannot, by that fact alone, be treated as having instigated or intentionally aided suicide. Justice S. Karthikeyan granted bail to Sathiyaraj, observing that there was no positive material showing that he intended the deceased's death or had instigated him to commit suicide. Sathiyaraj Had Lent Rs 4 Lakh To…