Reg.No. MH/MR/South-344/2011-13
महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र
असाधारण भाग आठ
असाधारण क्रमांक ८७.
प्राधिकृत प्रकाशन
महाराष्ट्र विधानमंडळाचे अधिनियम व राज्यपालांनी प्रख्यापित केलेले अध्यादेश व केलेले विनियम आणि विधी व न्याय विभागाकडून आलेली विधेयके (इंग्रजी अनुवाद).
In pursuance of clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013 (Mah. Act No. XXX of 2013), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
H. B. PATEL,
Principal Secretary to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXX OF 2013.
(First published. after having received the assent of the Governor in the “Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 20th December 2013).
An Act to bring social awakening and awareness in the society and to create a healthy and safe social environment with a view to protect the common people in the society against the evil and sinister practices thriving on ignorance, and to combat and eradicate human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, sinister and aghori practices propagated in the name of so called supernatural or magical powers or evil spirits commonly known as black magic by conmen with sinister motive of exploiting the common people in the society and thereby destroying the very social fibre of the society; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS alarming number of incidences of exploitation of the common people in the society because of human sacrifice and other inhuman, evil, sinister and aghori practices and practices of black magic and evil spirits at the hands of conmen, continuously had come to light;
