A lawyer in India threatened to commit suicide during a Supreme Court hearing to sway a petition, resulting in severe repercussions. The Justices criticized the lawyer for this behavior, highlighting the gravity of using such threats in a legal context, regardless of emotional distress. They requested a written apology to emphasize intolerance towards intimidation tactics in court. This incident reflects ongoing concerns regarding lawyers' conduct and mental health in legal proceedings, alongside an historical precedent of similar troubling behavior in earlier cases.
"How can you threaten the court that you will commit suicide if we don't allow your prayer? You are a lawyer. We will ask the Bar Council to suspend your license and register an FIR."
"Threatening violence - against yourself or others - is still a threat, which makes this intimidation not advocacy. And if it was just a poor attempt at humor it trivializes mental health for the purpose of litigation strategy."
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