In India, some news or the other keeps coming out about beef. Recently, in the midst of the assembly elections in Haryana, a migrant was beaten to death in Charkhi Dadri on the charge of eating beef. According to the information, the members of the Gau Raksha Dal have been accused of this beating. But do you know what is the law regarding lynching in India, due to which the accused get severe punishment.
what is the matter
In the midst of the assembly elections in Haryana, a migrant was beaten to death on August 27 in Charkhi Dadri on the charge of eating beef. According to information, two youths from West Bengal work as garbage pickers in Charkhi Dadri. The members of the Gau Raksha Dal suspected that Shabbir Khan (23) had cooked and eaten beef with his friend. During this, on August 27, the mob surrounded him, after which he was badly beaten with sticks and rods. While one youth died in the fight, another is injured. The police have arrested 5 accused. Apart from this, two minors have also been detained.
new criminal laws
The Indian Judicial Code (BNS) 2023, the Indian Civil Protection Code (BNSS) 2023 and the Indian Evidence Act (BSA) are effective across the country. These three laws have replaced the British era laws, the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
Laws regarding lynching
Let us tell you that there is a strict law against mob lynching in India. A separate law has been made on mob lynching in the new laws. Under this law, the crime of causing bodily injury is mentioned in Section 100-146. At the same time, in the case of mob lynching, there can be a minimum of 7 years of imprisonment. There is also a provision of life imprisonment or death penalty in this. Apart from this, in case of murder, a case will be registered under Section 103. At the same time, there is a provision of punishment for organized crime in Section 111, Section 113 is described as Terror Act. There is a provision of punishment for murder in BNS in Section 101. It has two sub-sections. Section 101(1) says, if a person is found guilty of murder, then he can be punished from life imprisonment to death. At the same time, a fine will also be imposed on him.
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