Bengaluru Advocates’ Association seeks stronger laws to prevent attacks on lawyers
A delegation met Home Minister Priyank Kharge to demand non-bailable offences and minimum 10-year prison terms under the state's 2024 Act.
The Bengaluru Advocates’ Association has called on the Karnataka government to bolster the Karnataka Prohibition of Violence against Advocates Act, 2024, to protect legal professionals from attacks and murders, according to The Hindu.
A group of association office-bearers met Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday to present a memorandum requesting swift action regarding violence against advocates.
The delegation demanded the immediate arrest of individuals accused in the murder of advocate Manjunath and Sriram of Annapoorneshwari Nagar, as well as those involved in the alleged attempted murder of advocate Venkataramana Sannakki in Gauribidanur.
The association requested that the government include tougher provisions in the 2024 Act, making offences non-bailable and establishing a minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.
They also proposed a Standard Operating Procedure to ensure lawyers and the public are treated with dignity at all police stations.
Further demands included preventing police from unauthorisedly intervening in civil disputes and seeking disciplinary action against officials who do not follow Supreme Court directions.