The Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act, 2015
The Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-Hunting Act, 2015
General201515 sections
This law, known as the Rajasthan Prevention of Witch-hunting Act, 2015, applies to the entire state of Rajasthan. It makes it illegal to accuse, harass, or harm women by branding them as witches or practicing witchcraft. The Act defines specific harmful practices and punishes those who identify women as witches, perform rituals to "cure" them, or inflict physical or mental abuse. Penalties range from one year to life imprisonment, depending on the severity of the act, with higher fines for serious violations like causing a woman's death through such practices.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Prohibition of witch-hunting and practising witch craft
- 4. Punishment for witch-hunting
- 5. Punishment for witch craft
- 6. Punishment for witch doctor
- 7. Punishment for unnatural death of a woman subjected to witch-hunting
- 8. Power of State Government to impose collective fine
- 9. Order for compensation
- 10. Application of certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code
- 11. Preventive action to be taken by the law and order machinery
- 12. Preventive and protective actions to be taken by the State Government
- 13. Act not in derogation of any other law
- 14. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 15. Power to make rules
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