Raghavan Committee Recommendation to Supreme Court Ragging in as
any act which violates the dignity of the individual student or
is perceived to violate his/her dignity Ragging is a cognizable,
non- bailable, non-compoundable offence with punishment ranging
from one year imprisonment and fine up to 7 years rigorous
imprisonment and fine. Broadly ragging can be categorized in the
following way for which various term of punishment is
prescribed:
• Verbal: where senior causes mental harassment, discomfort for
the junior by forcing him/her to answer unacceptable/personal
question, dance, sing etc is said to rag the junior. It also
includes within its ambit cyber ragging. Punishment: 1 year
imprisonment or fine or both.
• Severe Verbal Ragging: where the mental harassment, discomfort
is to such an act as forces the junior to withdraw from the
college Punishment 7 year imprisonment with fine.
Physical: An act by the senior towards the junior which inflicts
bodily injury on the junior, like beating the junior hitting
him/her with objects etc. Punishment: 7 year imprisonment with
fine
Sexual Ragging: Where the senior asks the junior to do an act
which damages sexual dignity of the junior Punishment 7 year
rigorous imprisonment with fine.
Penalty for Ragging (institute level)-
a) Expulsion from the educational institution, if found guilty
on inquiry by the institution against a complaint lodged by
any other student.
b) Any student convicted with imprisonment shall be dismissed
from the educational institution in which he/she has been
prosecuting his studies for the time institution.
Every single incident of ragging a First Information Report
(FIR) must be filled without exception by the institutional
authorities with the local police authorities. Depending upon
the nature and gravity of the offence as established the
possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the
institution level shall be any one or any combination of the
following: -
• Suspension from attending classes.
• Withholding withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other
benefits.
• Debarring from appearing in any test examination or other
evaluation process and /or withholding results.
• Fine with public apology.
• Suspension/ expulsion in the hostel.
• Rustication from the institution for period ranging from 1
to 2 years.
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from
admission to any other institution.
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.
Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital has zero
tolerance for Ragging.
• RAGGING IS BANNED
• RAGGING IS A SOCIAL CRIME
• RAGGING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE
Ragging is a cognizable, non bailable, non-compoundable offence
with punishment ranging from one year imprisonment and fine up
to 7 years rigorous imprisonment and fine.
Ragging in any form is Punishable.
