ANTI-RAGGING – NOTICE ON RAGGING
As per the directions of the Supreme Court by SLP No. 24295 of 2006 dated 16-05-2007 and the Notification E.No.37-3/Legal/AICTE/2009 issued by the AICTE – New Delhi, students are asked to note the following:
Ragging is a heinous crime and is punishable under various sections of Law.
“The Institution can make any one or combination of the following punishments against the students who indulge in ragging:
- Cancellation of admission
- Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
- Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
- Suspension / expulsion from the hostel
- Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
Anti-Ragging Committee Member
Collective punishment: when the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.
If anyone is found guilty of ragging, he / she is entitled to a Rigorous Imprisonment of Two Years and Penalty by the Indian Penal Code. If the crime is of sexually oriented then the punishment may go up-to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment and penalty