Not like earlier when advocates had been in giant numbers as members of the State legislature, now these coping with actual property have entered the Homes as members, the previous Minister and MLC A.H. Vishwanath stated on Friday.
Talking throughout the dialogue over The Karnataka Prohibition of Violence Towards Advocates Invoice, 2023, within the Legislative Council, Mr. Vishwanath stated he was elected to the Meeting first in 1978. At the moment many legislators within the State had been advocates. However now the variety of advocates getting elected as legislators has come down and actual property professionals have entered the Homes.
Welcoming the Invoice, handed by the Meeting, the member stated the Invoice was wanted to guard the attorneys from assaults. A scenario has arisen the place many advocates are hesitating to take up felony instances fearing assaults based mostly on earlier incidents. Advocates wanted an environment with out concern to discharge their duties.
BJP member Prathapsimha Nayak stated many who took half in freedom motion had been advocates.
Regulation Minister H.Ok. Patil stated that earlier at a convention of advocates the Chief Minister had promised to enact a regulation to guard advocates. The promise had been met by introducing the Invoice.
What Invoice says
The Invoice, authorised by the Council, says that each offence punishable below the Act shall be cognizable. Each individual committing an offence below Part 3 of the laws shall be punished with imprisonment for a time period which can lengthen from six months to a few years or with superb which can lengthen to ₹1 lakh or with each.
It says, “…wherever an advocate is arrested by the police in respect of a cognizable offence, the police shall within 24 hours of such arrest, intimate the factum of such arrest to the president or secretary of the advocates’ association in which such advocate is a member…”