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Govt Post Graduate College,Kullu
***Ragging is an offence and is strictly banned in and
around the College Campus. Those found
indulged in ragging will be strictly dealt with under
act.***
"'Ragging' means the doing of any act which causes, or is
likely to cause any physical, psychological or
physiological harm of apprehension or shame or embarrassment
to a student, and includes– (a) teasing or
abusing of
playing Practical joke on, or causing hurt to any student.
or (b) asking any student to do any
act, or perform any
thing, which he/she would not, in the ordinary course, be
willing to do or perform. The
punishment may also take the
shape of ( i ) withholding scholarships or other benefits
(ii) debarring from
representation in events.( iii )
withholding of results (iv)suspension or expulsion from
hostel or mess and
the like.
The Supreme Court of India defined it
in a 2001 judgement as:
Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or
by an act which the effect of teasing,
treating or handling with rudeness any other student,
Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities which
causes or Is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension
thereof
in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to
do any act or perform something which
such student will not
do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of
causing or generating a sense of
shame or embarrassment so
as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher
or a junior student.
The new law makes ragging a cognisable,
non-bailable offence compoundable with the permission of the
court. Any student convicted of an offence will be punished
with imprisonment upto three years or fine of upto
Rs.50,000 or both.
The offender will be expelled from the institution and will
not be eligible for admission in any other institution
for a
period of three years.
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