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Jantar Mantar denotified as protest site; right to assemble in focus
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Section 144 CrPC is gone, but Section 163 BNSS now bars Jantar Mantar protests: Article 19(1)(b) explained
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has been denotified as a protest site, and Delhi Police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the provision that replaces Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The move has revived the debate on the fundamental right to assemble peaceably under Article 19(1)(b) and its reasonable restrictions.
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Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has been denotified as a protest site, and Delhi Police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the provision that replaces Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The move has revived the debate on the fundamental right to assemble peaceably under Article 19(1)(b) and its reasonable restrictions.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has been denotified as a protest site.
- Delhi Police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
- Section 163 BNSS replaces Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- Article 19(1)(b) gives citizens the right to assemble peaceably and without arms.
- The right of assembly is subject to reasonable restrictions in the interests of public order and the sovereignty and integrity of India under Article 19(3).
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How the exam will ask it
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- Article 19(1)(b) guarantees to all citizens the right to assemble peaceably and without arms.
- The right to assemble is not absolute; Article 19(3) permits reasonable restrictions in the interests of public order and the sovereignty and integrity of India.
- Section 163 of the BNSS is the successor provision to Section 144 of the CrPC for prohibitory orders in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
- Article 19 rights are available only to citizens and not to foreigners.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-II (Polity): Fundamental rights and the maintenance of public order. The denotification of Jantar Mantar and the use of Section 163 BNSS test the balance between the Article 19(1)(b) right to assemble and the reasonable restrictions under Article 19(3). Restrictions must be proportionate and reasoned, and the way forward lies in designated, accessible protest spaces with judicial review of prohibitory orders.
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ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:
- ಪರಿಚ್ಛೇದ 19(1)(ಬಿ) ನಾಗರಿಕರಿಗೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯುತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಭೆ ಸೇರುವ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಖಾತರಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸುರಕ್ಷಾ ಸಂಹಿತೆಯ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ 163, 1973ರ ದಂಡ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಸಂಹಿತೆಯ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ 144ಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದು/ಯಾವವು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿವೆ?
- 1 ಮಾತ್ರ
- 2 ಮಾತ್ರ
- 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ
- 1 ಅಥವಾ 2 ಯಾವುದೂ ಅಲ್ಲ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ. ಎರಡೂ ಸರಿ: ಸಭೆ ಸೇರುವ ಹಕ್ಕು ಸಮಂಜಸ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಹಕ್ಕು, ಮತ್ತು ನಿಷೇಧಾಜ್ಞೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಬಿಎನ್ಎಸ್ಎಸ್ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ 163 ಸಿಆರ್‌ಪಿಸಿ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ 144ರ ಉತ್ತರಾಧಿಕಾರಿ.
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