This is for the information of the students of the Prativa group of institutions that
“RAGGING IS COGNIZABLE OFFENCE AND IS BANNED IN ANY FORM INSIDE & OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS”
Ingredients/forms of Ragging:
- Abetment to ragging;
- Criminal conspiracy to rag;
- Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;
- Public nuisance created during ragging;
- Violation of decency and morals through ragging;
- Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt;
- Wrongful restraint;
- Wrongful confinement;
- Use of criminal force;
- Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences;
- Criminal trespass;
- Offences against property;
- Criminal intimidation;
- Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s);
- Physical or psychological humiliation;
- All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.
Punishments:
- Cancellation of admission.
- Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges;
- Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits;
- Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process;
- Withholding results;
- Fine ranging between Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 1 Lakh;
- Rigorous imprisonment upto 3 years.
- Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.
