Allahabad HC quashes detention under NSA for cow slaughter
Lucknow, Aug 13: The Allahabad High Court has quashed the detention of three men under the stringent National Security Act for cow slaughter, saying the issue may be a matter of law and order but not public order.
Hearing habeas corpus petitions, the Lucknow Bench of the HC said the accused were detained for a solitary case with no evidence to show that they will commit the crime again on being released.
The petitions were moved against the detention of Pervez, Irfan and Rahmatullah, who were arrested last year on the charge of cow slaughter.
Later, the authorities slapped against them the stringent National Security Act (NSA), which allows preventive detention for up to 12 months without a charge if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to national security or law and order.
Quashing their detention, the court said the act of slaughtering a cow in the secrecy of one's own house in the wee hours probably because of poverty or lack of employment or hunger would "perhaps only involve a law and order issue".
It "could not be said to stand on the same footing as a situation where a number of cattle have been slaughtered outside in public view", the Bench of Justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav observed during the hearing on August 5.
"The act of the petitioners can at best be described as a matter affecting law and order and not public order. Moreover, there was no material for reaching the conclusion for detaining authorities that the petitioners would repeat the activity in future," the HC said.
The Sitapur police had booked the three under the UP Cow Slaughter Act on July 12 last year after they raided the house of Rahmatullah and found five people cutting the lump of beef in small pieces.
Irfan and Pervez were arrested on spot. The two revealed the name of Rahmatullah and two other co-accused.
Later, the NSA and Gangster Act were slapped against them.
Challenging their detention under the NSA, it was contended that the Act was slapped on the basis of a solitary incident where there was no material to infer that repetition was likely.
The state counsel, however, pleaded that the NSA could be imposed even on the basis of a single case and it is subjective satisfaction of the authorities to pass the order of detention.
He also stressed that the detention order was upheld by the advisory board and it was sustainable. Considering that the accused were nabbed inside a house, the HC Bench quashed the detention order.
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300 students get free sanitary pads at menstrual health awareness programme in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Around 300 students from government colleges and schools in Kavoor were given free sanitary pads during an awareness programme on menstrual health and hygiene held on Saturday.
The programme was organised by the Women Research Centre and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the Government First Grade College (GFGC), Kavoor. The students hailed from Government First Grade college (GFGC), PU government college and high school, Deccan Herald reported.
Prameela Rao of Women Research Centre reportedly said, such awareness programme on menstrual health and free distribution of pads will be organised once in two months throughout the year. The entire cost of organising the awareness programmes and free distribution of pads had been sponsored by US based couple, Vinay Kumar and Dr Sowmya Rao, and a non-government organisation ‘Code Crimson'."
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Joint Director of the Department of Collegiate Education, Kavitha K R, who inaugurated the programme reportedly said, such initiatives should inspire students to give back to society in the future. As per the report, she highlighted the need for more women role models and encouraged students to break taboos surrounding menstruation.
According to the report, GFGC Principal Dr Geetha M L urged students to use biodegradable sanitary pads. Doctors Ankita Sarkar and Anuja Sarkar from Code Crimson addressed students on menstrual myths, hygiene practices, the importance of regular pad changes and safe disposal methods.
The speakers stressed that menstruation is a natural process and encouraged students to seek correct information without hesitation.
