Supreme court stays Rajasthan HC ban on Santhara
The High court had made Santhara a punishable offence under section 306 and 309 IPC (abatement of suicide).
A Public Interest Litigation(PIL) challenging the legality of 'Santhara' was filed in the high court in 2006.
The petitioner's lawyer had said this practice of giving up food and water for death is in violation of the Right to Life and it can not be allowed if the practice of Sati is banned and suicide is illegal under the law.
The lawyers representing the Jain community argued that 'Santhara' is a spiritual practice since times immemorial which the court must not interfere with.
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