India's Approach To Combat Witch Hunts And Witchcrafts In 21st Century

Akash Kumar & Kirti Sinha, Amity University Jharkhand

ABSTRACT

Witchcraft is often regarded as being bad and harmful which is why those who are suspected and presumed to be witches and arraign for society being them and pursued witch-hunting often charged with use of black magic and witchcraft that is frequently used as a symbol of the barbaric and superstitious acts of people in mediaeval and pre modern periods even in 21st century developing countries like India which are still into practicing of witch hunting is being executed chiefly in tribal areas which has been declared illegal and violation of human rights in many other countries including India, but to deal with such practices there are several laws which has been made by the government to eradicate this social evil with a view to scrap this congregation reformative preventive and deterrent theory of punishment along with promotion of education is being used as weapon.