'ONE-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR ASSAULTING PUBLIC SERVANTS'

The Parliamentary committee set up to amend the IPC and CrPC has proposed that there should be a provision of only one year’s imprisonment instead of two years for persons accused of assaulting public servants or obstructing them in their duties.

- ASHISH SINHA

Actually, this law was made by the British rulers to control the subjugated Indian people and instil in them fear of British rule. However, it has been 77 years since India’s independence, so there is a need for proper use of this law instead of misuse. Its objective should be to create a feeling of remorse rather than fear among the accused and to deter them from committing crimes.