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Historical Event on 3/21/1996

Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
7/22/1998India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
9/28/1991Shankar Guha Niyogi, an active trade union leader of Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants.