RAGGING AWARENESS

Описание: Regulations
A student during the admission process has to file an affidavit along with his parents/guardian’s signature, stating that he will not be ragging other students directly or indirectly. Also, the institution has to publish the names and contact numbers of Anti-ragging committee of the university.

Anti-Ragging Committee to be nominated and headed by the Head of the institution.

It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to make surprise raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the potential of, ragging.

Any information concerning any reported incident of ragging file a First Information Report ( FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information.

List of states who have legislation on ragging:

Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Chandigarh
Tripura
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Kerala
West Bengal
Goa
Jammu and Kashmir

Some states which do not have their own legislation on ragging and therefore the ragging laws in these states are in accordance with the central legislation s on ragging.

Punishments under Indian Penal Code against acts of Ragging

294 – Obscene acts and songs
323 – punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
324 – voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means
325 – punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
326 – voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon
339 – Wrongful Restraint
340 – Wrongful Confinement
341 – Punishment for Wrongful Restraint
342 – Punishment for Wrongful Confinement
506 – Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder


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