idea,theplaceonceoccupiedbythesanctityofhumanlife,and
’sittingdharna,’whentheEnglishlawfirstendeavouredto
suppressit,wasunderstoodtobeaspecialmodeofoppression
practisedbyBrahminsforaconsiderationinmoneyThisisthe
viewtakenofitbytheIndianPenalCode,whichcondemnsitin