The Tripura Educational Institutions (Prevention of Ragging) Act, 1990

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Trip~u.ra Act No. 12 of' 1990

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Tripura Act No. 12 of 1990 TilE TRIP URA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PREVEN1ION OF RAGGING) ACT, 1990 An Act ro prr't'•'fll and eradicare the men.ace of ragging from the Educcaional fm·Jilltllo?ns sicuared in the State of 7 ripura. He

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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, Ragging will mean the following kind of offence :- Whoever, being a student in any Educational Institution, causes a fellow student to suffer physically or mentally by way of assault, intimidation, insult, tease, torment or any other form of torture commits ragging.

Whoever commits ragging shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to four years or with fine or with both.

The offences of ragging shall be cognizable and non-bailable.

The State Government may establish one or more special courts exclusively for trial of the cases under this Act and such courts may be presided over by a Judicial Magistrate or a special Judicial Magistrate appointed under section 13 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Whoever, being a student in any Educational Institution, has been convicted under section 5, shall cease to be a student of that Institution and he shall be deemed to have been expelled from the Institution with effect from the date of his conviction.

During any investigation or trial of offence under this Act an accused, who has been living in any hostel of the Institution, shall be entitled to continue his stay in that hostel,

On a prayer made in this behalf by the Investigating Officer the Special Court shall issue a direction to evict the accused from the hostel if he does not leave the hostel voluntarily at the commencement of the investigation or trial.