{"id":254165,"date":"2023-07-31T20:52:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=254165"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T04:30:16","slug":"states-lax-response-to-lynching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/states-lax-response-to-lynching\/","title":{"rendered":"States\u2019 lax response to lynching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cStates\u2019 lax response to lynching<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 31st July 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> This article discusses the Supreme Court’s request to several Indian states to respond to a petition by the National Federation of Indian Women. This petition addresses the states’ alleged inaction against mob violence targeting Muslims and seeks justice for the victims based on a previous court judgment against vigilantism.<\/p>\n

About National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) petition.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Concern:<\/strong> NFIW raised issues regarding inaction against mob violence targeting Muslims.<\/p>\n

Highlighted Incidents:<\/strong> Examples include the lynching of a man in Haryana for transporting a cow and two men attacked in Odisha on suspicion of smuggling beef.<\/p>\n

Court Response:<\/strong> The Supreme Court asked various states to address these concerns, referencing a past judgment against vigilantism.<\/p>\n

Desired Outcomes:<\/strong> NFIW seeks police examination, constitutional violation checks, compensation for victims, and consistent support for affected individuals.<\/p>\n

What was major judgment related to mob violence and lynching?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tehseen Poonawala vs. Union of India case (2018): <\/strong><\/p>\n

Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The state has a “sacrosanct duty<\/strong>” to protect citizens’ lives.<\/p>\n

Vigilantism, whether cow-related or otherwise, was condemned, with warnings against anarchy and chaos.<\/p>\n

State authorities must prevent any form of vigilantism.<\/p>\n

What were the seven remedial directions given by the SC to States?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Seven Remedial Directions by the Supreme Court<\/p>\n

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  1. Nodal Officer Appointment:<\/strong> States must appoint a nodal officer, not below the rank of Superintendent of Police, to address bias-motivated crimes.<\/li>\n
  2. Immediate FIR Lodging:<\/strong> For any lynching or mob violence incident, local police must promptly file an FIR.<\/li>\n
  3. Informing the Nodal Officer:<\/strong> The officer registering the FIR must inform the district’s nodal officer.<\/li>\n
  4. Victim’s Family Protection:<\/strong> Measures should be in place to protect victims’ families from further harassment.<\/li>\n
  5. Investigation Monitoring:<\/strong> The nodal officer should personally oversee crime investigations.<\/li>\n
  6. Compensation Scheme:<\/strong> States should establish schemes to financially support victims.<\/li>\n
  7. Official Accountability:<\/strong> Officials failing in their duties regarding lynching incidents will face disciplinary action, potentially leading to departmental actions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How are States responding to the contempt petition?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Status Report:<\/strong> States are directed to provide year-wise data from 2018 detailing lynching incidents, FIRs registered, and actions taken.<\/p>\n

    Compliance Measures:<\/strong> The court accepted the Attorney General’s suggestion for the Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss the compliance steps with State department heads, based on the Tehseen Poonawala judgment.<\/p>\n

    Central Role:<\/strong> The Supreme Court asked the Centre to report on the outcome of this meeting.<\/p>\n

    Next Steps:<\/strong> The case will be revisited in October, with the states and Centre providing more insights into their measures and actions.<\/p>\n

    Read more:<\/strong> Committee to suggest necessary amendments in IPC, CrPC to curb mob lynching<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Source: The post is based on the article \u201cStates\u2019 lax response to lynching\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 31st July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections News: This article discusses the Supreme Court’s request to several Indian states to respond to a petition by… Continue reading States\u2019 lax response to lynching<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-254165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":3,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698355269},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}