Indian Epidemic Law: What needs to be amended?
Keywords:
epidemic Law, Amendment, Disaster management Act, Covid-19, Corona Virus, Terrorist Means, Penalties under Epidemic Law, government, medical centre, threat.Abstract
During any epidemic situation when a person who are in doubt to be infected or have complete knowledge of their infection, without informing government or medical center and they led their life normally. That means the person who, not only harm themselves, even they became a threat for the state’s security, peace and tranquility. That offender should be treated as ‘Terrorist’ of the State, and shall be punished according to Terrorism Laws of State read with State’s Epidemic law in force.
References
1. The Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
2. Sec 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
3. Sec 188 of IPC 1860
4. The Disaster Management Act, 2005
5. Section 3 of The Disaster Management Act, 2005
6. Sec 6 of The Disaster Management Act, 2005
7. Sec 7 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005
8. Sec 51 -60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005
9. Sec 188 of IPC 1860
10. Sec 3 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987
11. Ibid Cite this Article Debashree Chakraborty . Indian Epidemic Law: What n eeds to be amended ? Indian 2020; 3(1): 14–15p.
