Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe on the allegation of practicing witchcraft or being a witch; or (zc) imposes or threatens a social or economic
Shivprasad took her to his house alleging that
Duiji Bai had practiced witchcraft upon Sushila, wife of
appellant Shivprasad. Premvati stopped the accused from doing ... Shivprasad, who asked her to relieve Sushila of the ill effects of
witchcraft. Duiji Bai refused to do so; whereon, Shivprasad
brought away a honey
save their lives. He alleged that the missionaries of the localities teach witchcraft to the people in the church in the morning and evening. Therefore ... sorcerists of the village would be eliminated as due to their witchcraft disease has spread in the village. In the evening at about
began to say that you have
made my son sick by doing witchcraft. He is not getting rid of the
illness. Today you will have ... cure my son by taking back your
witchcraft. On this .......... said that you should mind your language. I
am not a witch. On this
mental agony on the allegation of being a witch or practicing witchcraft or being a witch [Section 3(1)(zb) of the Act]
One lakh
face persecution, torture and even
gruesome murders on unfounded accusations of practising
witchcraft.
The case in hand is depicts sordid state of affairs
where accusations ... practising witchcraft led to commission of
triple murder of Asina Sabar, Amabaya Sabar and Ashamani
Sabar in village Kitum in the evening hours
face persecution, torture and even
gruesome murders on unfounded accusations of practising
witchcraft.
The case in hand is depicts sordid state of affairs
where accusations ... practising witchcraft led to commission of
triple murder of Asina Sabar, Amabaya Sabar and Ashamani
Sabar in village Kitum in the evening hours
They suspected that Dilip Kishan and his wife Sivaratri Karmakar were
practising witchcraft in the village. The mob forcibly dragged out Dilip Kishan
and Sivaratri ... that the deceased persons were murdered on accusation that they
were practising witchcraft. On the next day, he filed an ejahar before the
police
murder of one Jaharlal Mura who they suspected of
being involved in witchcraft.
4. An FIR was lodged before the In-charge of Lakhipur Police ... hair of Lakshmi (PW2) asked her as to who had taught her
witchcraft and people present there pacified the appellant Sukumar and rescued
case of the husband that the wife was practicing witchcraft and has also treated him with cruelty and as such he was entitled ... standard goods for the household as alleged nor was she practicing any witchcraft.
She denies that she had withdrawn from the society of her husband
