Section 21 • THE ASSAM WITCH HUNTING (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 2015
Section 21(1)
21. (1) When a police officer receives information or a report that witch hunting is likely to be committed or there are reasonable grounds to suspect that witch hunting is committed against a person, he shall forthwith proceed to the place and shall take all suitable measures to prevent the witch hunting and to provide protection to the victim/likely victim including getting him/her admitted in the recognised protective or shelter home, in case the person has no place for shelter.
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