ISSUE V
Whether amendment in the present laws is necessary to deal
sternly with such Baba’s?
Yes, it necessary to deal sternly with such baba’s to avoid exploitation
against innocent public and unworldly people and uneducated people. It is
necessary to avoid domestic violence against women and sexual abuse
against children and women.
In order to avoid any dispute about faith and superstition, erupting in the
Court of Law, there is no mention of faith or blind faith and this Act 12 items
are listed in the appendix are to be considered as superstitions. They are
Dakin, Jadutona (black magic), Mantra-Tantra, etc. that openly exploit gullible
people.
This law is the first of its kind in India. If a person is convicted of the crime
committed under this law, he will be sentenced to hard labour in prison from
6 months to 7 years. In order to avoid any dispute on the law, all words like
god, fate, religion, faith and superstition are totally avoided. This means that
the state can either condition the working of existing law(s) or make new
law(s) so as to regulate and restrict financial, political, economical, or other
secular activities associated with faiths. It further facilitates social welfare
and reform or opening of Hindu religious institutions of a public character
that is open to all sections and classes of Hindus.
Thus, the ban on such Maths/Ashrams does not violate the fundamental
rights of the people to follow the religious faith of their choice as these Maths
and Ashrams have already exploiting the religious sentiments of the
[Link] to deliberate and malicious intention of hurting religious belief
and sentiments of people which was seen in baba’s such as Ashram Bapu
and Baba Ram Rahim cases
The practice, promotion and propagation of human sacrifice and other
inhuman, evil and aghori practices and black magic, and the unauthorised
and illegal medical practices by conmen, etc., is being prohibited by
providing a definition of the term “human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil
and aghori practices and black magic”. Such practice is being made an
offence under this Ordinance and to serve as deterrent, it is proposed to
provide for stringent penal provisions for such offences including making of
such offences cognizable and non-bailable.