(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 2Telangana;
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 4th July, 1997.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “act” includes words either spoken or written or signs or sounds or gestures or visible representations;
(b) “Educational Institution” means and includes a college, or other institution by whatever name called, carrying on the activity or imparting education therein (either exclusively or among other activities); and includes an orphanage or boarding home or hostel or a tutorial institution or any other premises attached thereto;
(c) “Government” means the State Government of 2Telangana;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997 received the assent of the Governor on the 19th August, 1997. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated
01.06.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
Short title and commencement.
Definitions.
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(d) “notification” means the notification published in the 3Telangana Gazette and the word „notified‟ shall be construed accordingly;
(e) “ragging” means doing an act which causes or likely to cause insult or annoyance of fear or apprehension or threat or intimidation or outrage of modesty or injury to a student;
(f) “student” means a person who is admitted to an educational institution and whose name is lawfully borne on the attendance register thereof;
(g) All words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings assigned to them under the 4Telangana Education Act, 1982 or the Indian Penal Code, 1860 respectively.
3. Ragging within or outside any educational institution is prohibited.
4. Whoever, with the intention of causing ragging or with the knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause ragging, commits or abets ragging and thereby,-
(i) teases or embarrasses or humiliates a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or
(ii) assaults or uses criminal force to or criminally intimidates a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both; or
3. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
4. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated
23.04.2015.
Prohibition of Ragging.
Penalty for Ragging.
Act 1 of 1982.
Central Act 45 of 1860.
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(iii) wrongfully restrains or wrongfully confines or causes hurt to a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both; or
(iv) causes grievous hurt to or kidnaps or abducts or rapes or commits unnatural offence with a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees; or
(v) causes death or abets suicide shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.