( 1 ) LIFE is dear to everybody and death is painful to one and all. Should sentiments prevail or discipline for the administration of any institution ? Can sentiments be allowed to be enforced over rule of law ? Can the action or inaction or propriety of action or inaction to discharge legal obligation be said as an aid or instigation or abetment to commit suicide ? The aforesaid are the aspects which directly or indirectly arise for the consideration of this Court in the present group of petitions.

( 2 ) THE short facts of the case are as under: (i) There is no dispute on the following aspects:life Insurance Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as SLIC for short) is a statutory body governed by the provisions of LIC Act and its employees are governed by the Regulations framed by LIC in exercise of the statutory power under LIC Act. The deceased Dineshbhai Ganpatbhai Parmar was an employee of LIC holding of the cadre of Assistant Executive engineer. The petitioners of Special Criminal Application no. 1176/2004, Shri A. K. Chaudhari and Shri A. K. Shukla and the petitioners of Special Criminal Application no. 1225/2004, Shri S. Roy Chaudhary, Shri R. K. Mi