Ragging is neither a means of familiarization nor an introduction with freshers, but a form of psychopathic behavior. Ragging is a violation of human rights. Respect humanitarian values and say NO to Ragging.

Objectives: To prohibit any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing,treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other students or indulging in rowdy or indiscipline  activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance,hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other students or asking any students to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course to do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student,with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power ,authority or superiority by a students over any fresher or any other students; and thereby,to eliminate ragging in all its forms from all institutions under F.M University & M.S.Law University,Odisha by prohibiting it under these regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging as provided for in these Regulations and appropriate law in force.

Action to be taken by the Head of the Institution:

On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti aging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the Head of institution shall immediately determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti Ragging Committee authorized by him in this behalf, proceed to file a first information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal provisions relating to one o more of the following, namely

1. Abetment to ragging ;
2. Criminal conspiracy to rag ;
3. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging ;
4. Public nuisance created during ragging ;
5. Violation of decency and morals through ragging ;
6. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt ;
7. Wrongful restraint ;
8. Wrongful confinement ;
9. Use of criminal force ;
10. Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences ;
11. Extortion ;
12. Criminal trespass ;
13. Offences against property;
14. Criminal intimidation ;
15. Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s) ;
16. Threat to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s) ;
17. Physical or psychological humiliation ;
18. All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.

Provided that the Head of the Institution shall forthwith report the occurrence of the incident of ragging to the District level Anti-Ragging Committee and the Nodal officer of the University. Provided further that the institution shall also continue with its own inquiry initiated under clause 9 of these regulations and other measures without waiting for action on the part of the police /local authorities and such remedial action shall be initiated and completed immediately and in no case later than a period of seven days of the reported occurrence of the incident of ragging.

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