Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021 passed by the state of Jharkhand.

Why in news?

• The Jharkhand Assembly recently passed Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021

About the Bill

• The Bill seeks punishment for “conspiracy or abetment or attempt to lynch”; “obstructing legal process” as well as “dissemination of offensive material”.
• The government has brought this Bill to maintain peace, communal harmony, and brotherhood in the state,” Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren said after the Bill was passed in the state Assembly.

Why in news?

• The Jharkhand Assembly recently passed Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021

About the Bill

• The Bill seeks punishment for “conspiracy or abetment or attempt to lynch”; “obstructing legal process” as well as “dissemination of offensive material”.
• The government has brought this Bill to maintain peace, communal harmony, and brotherhood in the state,” Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren said after the Bill was passed in the state Assembly.