Anti Ragging Laws in India

Dr. Jyoti DharmAssistant professor BVDU New Law

College Pune

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Pon Navarasu, a student of Annamalai University medical

college in Tamil Nadu,India was murdered on November 1996.

this muder,which is occurred during a ragging incident ,led to

the passing of the first anti- ragging law in India .

Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act,1997. Penalty for ragging:- Whoever directly or indirectly commits

or participates in, abets or propagates “ragging” within or

without any educational institution, shall be punished for 2

years imprisonment and fine of 10,000 rupees.

Vishwa Jagriti Mission Through President V.

Central Government Through Cabinet Secretary, 2001

The Supreme Court laid down the following guidelines:- Anti- ragging movement to be initiated by all colleges and

educational institution. Undertaking to be taken both from the freshmen and their

parent. Undertaking to be taken from the senior student and their

parents/ guardians. Notice to be issued indicating where to approach for redressal

in case of ragging.

management, principal and the teaching staff to have

personal interaction with freshmen.

Ragging prone zone to be identified and carefully guarded.

Society to be sensitised on the issues of ragging.

Failure to prevent ragging to be constructed as an act of

negligence.

Withdrawal of financial assistance to institution where

ragging incident is reported.

Raghavan Committee Raghavan Committee

Supreme Court had order the HRD ministry to appoint

the committee.

Raghavan is ex- CBI chief ,he submitted the report in

2007.

Ragging as an act of human right abuse.

Requirement of ragging awareness not only to fresher's,

but all stakeholders i.e. seniors, fresher's, teachers and

the civic society at large.

Need for strong and uniform ragging law

Set up anti-ragging cells at central, state and college level.

Setup of Toll-free helpline for ragging victims.

NCERT, SCERT school books to include chapters on

ragging.

A lot of ragging incident takes place outside the campus in

'outside campus accommodation', these hostels must be

registered with the local police and the management of

these hostels and the college administration must be made

responsible to protect the fresher's.

Various interactive programmes should be carried

between the fresher's and the seniors in the presence

of the college staff.

Ragging should be considered as an important factor

in accrediting the educational institution by central

regulatory bodies like the MCI, AICTE, DCI etc.

Exemplary punishment to the perpetrators of the

crime so as to deter the others.

In 2009, in the wake of Aman Kachroo's death,

University Grants Commissions (UGC) passed UGC

REGULATION ON CURBING THE MENACE OF

RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS, 2009.

Provide telephone numbers of the Anti Ragging Helpline.

Anti- ragging committee, Anti-ragging Squad and

monitoring cell on ragging to be published in brochure of

admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.

Identity of the informants of ragging incidents to be fully

protected.

College administration must file the FIR within 24 hours

of the receipt of such information with the police and

local authorities, under appropriate provisions namely:- Abetment of ragging Criminal conspiracy to rag Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging Public nuisance created during ragging Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt

Wrongful confinement

Wrongful restraint

Use of criminal force

Sexual offence or unnatural offence

Extortion

Criminal trespass

Offence against property

Physical or physiological humiliation

The Anti- ragging committee depending upon the nature and the gravity of the guilt award one or more of the following punishment :-

Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges

Withdrawing the scholarship, fellowship and other benefits

Debarring from appearing in any examination

Withholding the result

Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, National or International Meet, Tournament, Youth Festival etc.

Suspension /expulsion from the hostel

Cancellation of the admission

Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring

from admission to any other institution for specified

period.

An appeal against the order of punishment by the anti-

ragging committee shall lie to the vice chancellor of the

university.

In case of an order of a university ,to its chancellor

Where an Institution fails to curb ragging effectively,

such university may take any one or more of the

following actions:-

• Withdrawal of affiliation /recognition

• Withholding grants allocated to it by the

university

• Informing the general public declaring that the

institution does not possess the minimum

academic standards.

Ragging is a problem of the student and by the

student and therefore the solution to it also lies with

the student.

The student’s community must awaken its

conscience to this inhuman practice before more and

more innocent students become victims of ragging

Thank You

Toll free no. 1800-180-5522 (24*7)E-mail: helpline@antiragging.net