The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997
The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997
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This law bans ragging, defined as any act causing insult, fear, or physical harm, in all educational institutions across Andhra Pradesh. It applies directly to students who engage in harassment and holds school managers legally accountable if they fail to address complaints. The act matters because it protects student safety and dignity, prescribing penalties ranging from fines and suspension to expulsion and life imprisonment for severe offences. By requiring schools to investigate complaints immediately, the law creates safer learning environments. It ensures students can pursue education without fear of humiliation, abuse, or violence from their peers.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement -(1) This Act may be called the
- 2. July, 1997.
- 3. Prohibition of Ragging -Ragging within or outside any educational
- 4. Penalty for Ragging -Whoever, with the intention of causing
- 5. Dismissal of student -(1) A student convicted, of an offence under
- 6. Suspension of student -(1) Without prejudice to the foregoing
- 7. Abetment -(1) If the head or the manager of an educational
- 8. Other laws not affected -The provisions of this Act shall be in
- 9. Power to make rules -(1) The Government may by notification,
- 10. Repeal of Ordinance 12 of 1997 -The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition
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