against ammendement in bail law
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Even B. Ramalinga Raju, who has confessed to a Rs65.92-billion ($1.3 billion) fraud in Satyam, may get bail and be out of jail .
1) According to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 In case of prostitution or running brothel the accused will be free to continue their activities. The earlier law said-Punishment for keeping a brothel or allowing premises to be used as a brothel. (1) Any person who keeps or manages, or acts or assists in the keeping or management of, a brothel shall be punishable on first conviction with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees and in the event of a second or subsequent conviction, with rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than two years and not more than five years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees
Moreover- Punishment for living on the earnings of prostitution. - (1) Any person over the age of eighteen years who knowingly lives, wholly or in part, on the earnings of the prostitution of 1[any other person] shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees
2) according to THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961(No. 28 of 1961)
Penalty for giving or taking dowry- 5[ (1) If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable 6[ with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 7[ five years, and with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees or the amount of the value of such dowry, whichever is more].
Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgement, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than 8[ five years].
Penalty for demanding dowry- If any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
3) accoding to P.N.D.T ACT( PRE NATAL DIAGONSTIC ACT ) WHICH BANS SEX DETERMINATION OF UNBORN FETUS AND FEMALE FETICIDE-
22. Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention.- (1) No person, organisation, Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall issue or cause to be issued any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex available at such Centre, Laboratory, Clinic or any other place.
(2) No person or organization shall publish or distribute or cause to be published or distributed any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex available at any Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other place.
Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees
Any medical geneticist, gynecologist, registered medical practitioner or any person who owns a Genetic Counseling Centre, a Genetic Laboratory or a Genetic Clinic or is employed in such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic and renders his professional or technical services to or at such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic, whether on an honorary basis or otherwise, and who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules made there under shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
Any person who seeks the aid of a Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic or of a medical geneticist, gynecologist or registered medical practitioner for conducting pre- natal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant woman (including such woman unless she was compelled to undergo such diagnostic techniques) for purposes other than those specified in clause (2) of section 4, shall, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.
TO BE NOTED HERE IS THAT FIRST OFFENCE CARRIES A JAIL TERM OF ONLY THREE YEARS, AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENCE A JAIL TERM OF ONLY FIVE YEARS, AND HENCE ALL ACCUSE CAN CONTINUE THEIR ACTIVITIES EVEN AFTER BIENG CAUGHT. THE JUDICIARY WILL TAKE MINIMUM 7-8 YEARS TO CONVICT THE DOCTOR, AND TILL THEN MANY DAUGHTERS WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
IN SHORT THIS LAW IF PASSED WILL BE OF IMENCE USE TO OUR POLITICIANS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN JAIL FOR VARIOUS CRIMES.
Let us unite and raise our voice against this amendment, which if implemented will make living conditions worse for our daughters and sisters.
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