Mob Lynching Law: Need Of The Hour

Paarth Jain, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Jalandhar

ABSTRACT

The impact of online hate speech has grown and reinforced as the number of smart phones and internet users has climbed. This leads to rumours that individuals are being provoked and become part of a mob lynching. Any peaceful community relies on the rule of law. The responsible authority must guarantee that its population live in peace. However, the administration's strategy is woefully inadequate. Despite the fact that laws have been passed, they have not been successfully executed. Lynching is not defined nor recognised a crime in India's penal code. As a result, the vision of a peaceful society cannot be realised without effective legal application.

There is an urgent need to frame laws and legislations to address this problem at its source. The government must conduct a thorough investigation of mob lynching in order to enact tighter legislation. In addition, comprehending mob lynching from angles other than communal or caste problems is necessary.