1 April 2023: Section 144 of the Crpc

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  • After violence broke out during the Ram Navami celebrations, West Bengal’s Howrah area has been put under Section 144 of the CrPC, which says that people can’t do certain things there.
    Conflicts of a similar nature also broke out in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Gujarat, and Karnataka.

     

    Section 144

    Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973, a district judge can give orders to deal with urgent situations that seem dangerous.
    The gathering of four or more individuals is forbidden. It can, however, also be utilized to impose restrictions on a particular person.
    Its orders are still in effect after two months. The time frame can be extended, but it cannot exceed a total of six months.

    Ram Navami

    A Hindu holiday called Ram Navami honours the birth of Lord Ram.
    As part of Chaitra Navaratri, this festival takes place on the ninth day of the Shukla Paksha of the Chaitra month’s lunar cycle.

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