Plea in Kerala HC searching for legislation to ban observe of black magic, sorcery
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KOCHI: A plea has been filed within the Kerala High Court searching for to move a legislation to ban the observe of black magic, sorcery and inhuman evil practices in society.
A bench headed by the Chief Justice S Manikumar which had on Tuesday thought of the plea, requested the federal government what was causing the delay in passing such a statute.
The court docket has stated that it’ll additional hear the matter after two weeks.
The writ petition filed by Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangam, which claims to face for rationalism, humanism, scientific mood and spirit of inquiry, instructed the High Court that the state was constantly witnessing some crimes in reference to superstitious beliefs.
“Currently, there are no adequate provisions in the general penal statute to prohibit the same or to be otherwise dealt with. Karnataka and Maharashtra are two states which have passed statutes in this regard,” the plea, filed by means of lawyer P V Jeevesh, stated.
The petition sought to contemplate and take a call on the advice of the legislation reforms fee report 2019 with regard to the enactment of ‘The Kerala Prevention of Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill-2019’.
It additionally sought to declare human sacrifice and different inhuman, evil and barbaric practices and black magic, and so forth, as unlawful and to take motion towards black magic and witchcraft centres within the state.
The plea additionally sought to declare that movies, serials, and telefilms, having content material of superstitious beliefs as unlawful.
KOCHI: A plea has been filed within the Kerala High Court searching for to move a legislation to ban the observe of black magic, sorcery and inhuman evil practices in society.
A bench headed by the Chief Justice S Manikumar which had on Tuesday thought of the plea, requested the federal government what was causing the delay in passing such a statute.
The court docket has stated that it’ll additional hear the matter after two weeks.
The writ petition filed by Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangam, which claims to face for rationalism, humanism, scientific mood and spirit of inquiry, instructed the High Court that the state was constantly witnessing some crimes in reference to superstitious beliefs.
“Currently, there are no adequate provisions in the general penal statute to prohibit the same or to be otherwise dealt with. Karnataka and Maharashtra are two states which have passed statutes in this regard,” the plea, filed by means of lawyer P V Jeevesh, stated.
The petition sought to contemplate and take a call on the advice of the legislation reforms fee report 2019 with regard to the enactment of ‘The Kerala Prevention of Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill-2019’.
It additionally sought to declare human sacrifice and different inhuman, evil and barbaric practices and black magic, and so forth, as unlawful and to take motion towards black magic and witchcraft centres within the state.
The plea additionally sought to declare that movies, serials, and telefilms, having content material of superstitious beliefs as unlawful.
