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The document discusses the history of laws criminalizing suicide and attempted suicide over the past 150 years in India. It describes how most religions condemned suicide and how the Indian Penal Code of 1860 made attempted suicide a criminal offense. Over time, views changed as mental health issues became better understood. Several reports since the 1990s recommended decriminalizing attempted suicide. In 2014, India announced it would remove criminal penalties for attempted suicide after many states suppor

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urvashi

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