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The Rajasthan government on Tuesday introduced a Bill in the assembly, proposing up to life imprisonment in cases of lynching and naming senior police officers as “coordinators” to prevent such mob attacks.
The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 puts those who conspire or help in the act in the same category as those who commit mob lynching.
If the Bill becomes a law, those convicted of lynching will face “rigorous life imprisonment” and a fine of between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh in case of the victim’s death.
The punishment in cases where the victim is hurt will vary—up to 10 years in prison and a fine between Rs 25,000 to Rs 3 lakh in cases of grievous injury.
The special law will be in addition to the provisions of the Indian penal Code.
