Rajasthan High Court On Santhara

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  82-Year-Old's Fast to Death Has a Name, As Court Allows 'Santhara'

  Hours after the Supreme Court stayed the Rajasthan High Court's decision which said Santhara - a ritual fast till death --- was akin to suicide and therefore punishable, an 82-year-old woman in Bikaner declared that she has undertaken Santhara.

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  Jain 'Santhara' Ritual of Fast Unto Death Can Continue for Now, Says Court

  For now, a tradition of Jains that sees themselves starving to death has been permitted by the Supreme Court.