Karnataka posts 1,238 fresh COVID-19 infections, 12 deaths
Dakshina Kannada records 30 positive Covid-19 cases, two deaths
Bengaluru, Dec 10: Karnataka's coronavirus tally touched 8.97 lakh with 1,238 new cases and 12 fatalities being reported on Thursday, the health department said.
The total infections comprise 8.66 lakh discharges, which include 5,076 recorded on Thursday and 19,206 total active cases, a health bulletin issued by the department said.
The toll rose to 11,912 with 12 related deaths.
Almost all the districts witnessed decline in cases, fatalities and discharges, including Bengaluru urban district.
Bengaluru urban district on Thursday reported 701 infections and eight deaths, more than half of the total infections and deaths of the day in Karnataka.
The substantial reduction in cases for the past two months resulted in infections in single digit in eight districts whereas only four out of 30 districts reported coronavirus deaths including Bengaluru Urban district.
Districts which reported infections in single digit on Thursday were Yadgir 2, Bidar 2, Gadag 3, Koppal 4, Shivamogga 5, Bagalkote 7, nine each in Chikkamagaluru and Dharwad.
Health department said in its bulletin that 53 infections were reported in Mysuru, 46 in Mandya, 42 in Hassan, 36 in Tumakuru, 35 in Bengaluru Rural, 30 in Dakshina Kannada, 27 in Ballari, 26 in Kalaburagi and 22 in Chitradurga.
While Bengaluru reported eight deaths, two deaths took place in Dakshina Kannada and one death each in Ballari and Dharwad.
As many as 84,270 tests were carried out on Thursday including 68,756 using the RT PCR and other methods, taking the total number of tests so far to 1.20 crore, the department added.
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'Go hang yourself' not necessarily abetment of suicide: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has declined to categorise the statement 'go hang yourself' as abetment of suicide.
Justice M Nagaprasanna addressed the complexity of determining abetment of suicide in cases involving contentious statements.
The recent ruling stemmed from a petition involving allegations of abetment of suicide against a man in connection with the death of a priest in a church in Udupi in coastal Karnataka.
The petitioner was accused of triggering the priest's suicide by allegedly urging him to "go hang himself" during a conversation about the priest's alleged relationship with the petitioner's wife.
The defence counsel argued that the statement was made out of anguish upon discovering the alleged affair, and the priest's decision to end his life was influenced by the affair becoming known to others, rather than solely by the accused's words.
The opposing counsel contended that the priest took his own life due to the accused's threatening language about exposing the affair.
However, the single judge bench, drawing on precedents set by the Supreme Court, emphasised that such statements alone might not constitute abetment to suicide.
The court acknowledged the multifaceted reasons behind the priest's suicide, including the alleged illicit relationship he had despite his role as a father and priest.
Recognising the complexities of human psychology, the court underscored the challenge of deciphering the human mind and declined to categorise the accused's statement as abetment to suicide.
Consequently, the court quashed the case, emphasising the intricate nature of human behaviour and the inability to fully unravel the motivations behind such tragic incidents.
