Laws are like double-edged weapons. If they are made to protect the rights of a person, they can also be misused to throttle the liberty of opponents,
The Delhi court had observed, while acquitting the man of rape charges in a case in 2008.
Therefore, to PREVENT POTENTIAL MISUSE of SHAKTI Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2020 Vaastav Foundation is inviting/ compiling suggestions (last date – 10 January 2021).
Draft (SHAKTI) Bill can be downloaded from here:
http://mls.org.in/
http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/winter/Bill%20No%2051-%20Shakti%20Bill.pdf (Marathi)
http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/winter/Hb%20993%20(English).pdf (English)
Link to online form of Suggetion to PREVENT POTENTIAL MISUSE of SHAKTI Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2020
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIFHb23zVzkeDjD9RTSFhTezxc-xBV68C6LeDmIKiEGQd0cg/viewform