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New Delhi: In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday condemned mob lynching incidents across the country and urged Parliament to enact a law a separate law to punish offenders involved in lynching.
A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra also passed a slew of directions to provide “preventive, remedial and punitive measures” to deal with offences like mob violence and cow vigilantism.
The Bench, which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, held that it was the obligation of the State to protect citizens and ensure that the “pluralistic social fabric” of the country holds against mob violence.
Among other things, the apex court ordered the Centre and the States to implement the measures and file compliance reports within the next four weeks.
The court also said State governments shall prepare a lynching/mob violence victim compensation scheme.
The judgment came in a contempt petition filed by activist Tehseen Poonawalla.
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