"Ragging is a cognisable offence as per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and Himachal Pradesh Educational Institution (Prohibition of Ragging) Act 2009."
Ragging according to the Honorable Supreme Court of India judgment/order 2001 is defined as “any disorderly
conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act with the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness
any other student, indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or
psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do
any act or perform something which such student will not do in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing
or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or any
student.”
Any conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of harassing, teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generation a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.
Punishable ingredients of Ragging including the following or any other act which is not included here but may be considered an act amounting to ragging by the competent authorities:
- Abetment to ragging
- Criminal conspiracy to rag
- Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging
- Public nuisance created during ragging
- Violation of decency and morals through ragging
- Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt
- Wrongful restraint
- Use of Criminal force
- Assault as well as sexual offences or even unnatural offences
- Extortion
- Criminal trespass
- Offences against property
- Criminal intimidation
- Attempts to commit any or all the above mentioned offences against the victim/s
- Physical or psychological humiliation
- All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”
Any student found indulged in above stated activities or ragging in any form whatsoever will be punished
appropriately which may include:
- Withholding scholarship or other benefits.
- Debarring from representation of college events.
- Withholding of results.
- Suspension or expulsion from hostel, mess and college.
- Initiation of legal proceedings under criminal law.
- Fine upto `25000/- with public apology.
- In case of more serious allegations, FIR will be lodged against such offenders with police and matter will be
disposed of in the court of law where if convicted for such an offence, the offender can be punished with
imprisonment up to three years or fine up to 50,000 or both. Such an offender will stand expelled from the
institution and will not be eligible for admission in any other institution for a period of three years.
In case a victim student does not know the name of offending students she/he can give complaint in writing and
identify such offenders and an action as specified above can be initiated against them.
Note: In case of any incidence of ragging please contact any of the following immediately: