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WITCH HUNTING PRACTICES & INDIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK - Coggle Diagram
WITCH HUNTING PRACTICES & INDIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK
INTRODUCTION
Definition as per different acts and its ambiguity
Legal status of a 'witch' - if a citizen or not
History of Nazism & how normal practices turns to superstitions - indigenous practices
Normal superstition vs. witchcrafts
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUCH TREATMENT OF PERSONS AS A 'WITCH'
Gender Dynamics
Caste System - marginalised persons
Orphaned child
Appearance
Cultural-Regional variations
Patriarchy
Conditioning
Mental abnormality
Hysteria patients
Albinism or Vitiligo
STATE LEGISLATIONS
Odisha Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2013
1st in Bihar - Prevention of Witch (Dain) Practices Act, 1999
The Rajasthan Prevention of witch hunting act, 2013
Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention & Protection) Act, 2015
Karanataka Prevention & Eradication of inhuman evil practices and black magic act, 2017
Maharashtra Prevention & Eradication of Human sacrifice & other inhuman, evil & other inhuman, evil and aghori practices and black magic
Chhatisgarh Tonahi Pratadara Nivaran Act, 2005
CASE STUDIES
Gourav Jain vs State of Bihar
Jitu Murmu & Anr vs State of Odisha
Case of Manjhi Devi
Tuladevi vs State of Jharkhand
CENTRAL LEGISLATIONS
Private Bill of 2016 - Prevention of Witch hunting bill
Bill of 2022 - Prevention, Prohibition of Witch branding & hunting
Bill - 2003 (Women & Girls - prevention, teasing, branding bill) & 2004 (Ban on witch crafting bill)
The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954
Sati Prevention Act, 1987
INDIAN LEGISLATION
IPC - deals with rape, assault, harassment
RECOMMENDATIONS
National legilation and regulatory body
Legal Aid, Street plays, Awareness
State legislations - ammendments or changes
Recent Cases in India