Civil right

protection act,
1955
Presenter Name:- Jennifer, Purva,
Vaidhi, Chinmay G. ,Chinmay M.
What ARE CIVIL RIGHTS ???
• Civil Rights are the landmark law in the United States. Civil rights are the
rights that are proposed to protect the rights of individuals from unfair
treatment and provide equal treatment. Discrimination occurs when the
rights of the individual are denied or interfered with because of the
individual’s membership in a particular group or class. 
• Due to such discrimination, the government pass laws aimed at helping
people who are suffering from discrimination. The Protection of Civil Rights
came into being and many amendments have taken place which are
explained as follows.
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CIVIL RIGHTS IN INDIA ??
• The Civil Rights in India include rights regarding equality before the law,
freedom of speech, freedom of expression regarding religious and cultural
freedom, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion. 
• Section 2 of the Protection of the Civil Rights Act, 1955 lays down the
definition of civil rights. This act prescribes punishments for the practice of
untouchability for the enforcement of any disability arising from and for
matters connected therewith and vice-versa. After the suffering of many years,
the introduction of civil rights took place in India which in the beginning did
not change anything but with the passage of time changes took place. 

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CIVIL RIGHT UNDER INDIAN
CONSTITUTION
• The Indian Constitution contains provisions for the right to equality in Article
14 to 18. These articles deal with equality on the basis of religion, opportunity in
public employment, equal pay for work and abolishment of untouchability. 
• Article 17 of the Indian Constitution has abolished the act of untouchability and its
practice in any form is banned. ‘’Untouchability’’ is an offense which is punishable
in accordance with the law. The Untouchability Act, 1955 was enacted by the
Parliament. This Act was amended by the Untouchability Amendment and
Miscellaneous Provision Bill, 1972 which was passed by the parliament and
enforced with effect from 1976, which has been renamed as Protection of Civil
Rights Act, 1955.
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 Protection of civil right act,
1955
• These are some of important provision of PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHT ACT,
1955
• Section 2(a) – gives the definition of “civil rights” means any right accruing to a person
by reason of the abolition of “untouchability” by article 17 of the Constitution.
• Section 3: It says that whosoever will prevent any person from entering the public
worshipping place or performing any religious services then the punishment for the
term not less than one month and not more than six months and also a fine of not less
than one hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees will be given.

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Protection of civil right act, 1955
• Section 4: It says that whosoever on the basis of untouchability force any person with any condition
with regard to enter in any shop, public restaurant, hotel or place of entertainment any also restrain
with the use of utensils, and other things kept in Dharamshala, public restaurant, or to use of any
stream, river, tanks, etc then the punishment will be given of imprisonment for a term not less than one
month and not more than six months and a fine of not less than one and rupees and not more than five
hundred rupees.
• Section 7: It says that whosoever will prevent any person from exercising the rights of Article 17 or
molest, cause injury, annoy, insult, or attempt to insult any person by the reason of exercising the rights
related to the abolition of untouchability will be punishable with imprisonment and fine. It was also
said that if any person refused any person to use or occupy any house or land and for work or business,
or abstain from social, professional, or business relationship then he would be punished with
imprisonment and fine.

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Protection of civil right act, 1955
• Section 7A: It says that if any person forces other on the ground of
untouchability to be subject to slavery, practice sweeping or to force
any person to remove the skin of animals or other jobs similar to that
will be punished with the imprisonment of not less than three months
and not more than six months and with the fine of not less than one
hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees.

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