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1990ರ ಆಗ๺ౣ 27 คಂದ 7ඡ ๲දౣಂಬฑ ವฉಡ ಁ౲෇ದ ಹ฿කದย౵ ನഷದ ಅಪฃಧ

ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ ಮൡ౨ ಅಪฃඌಗಳ ವತბච ಀคತ ಎಂಟඡ เಶ౷๸๲౩ ಸ෫౱ೕಳನದย౵ ූರತโ

ූಗವ๼๭ “ವ౾ೕಲರ ඩತ౳ ಀคತ ෩ಲ ತತ౷ಗಳඝ౬” ಅಳವല๭ಆಂലൡ౨. ವ౾ೕಲರ

౽ಯბඛವბಹൕಛಜನ ಌತคಗಳ ಀคತ ಳೕಷൕಯ ಹൽකฆ ๻ಟ ಹൽඡಳඡ

ಘಡಗำ ಈ ಃಳಜඦൟๅ, ಎಂದฉ:-

“16. ವ౾ೕಲฆ,-

(ಎ) ෍ದคಃ, ಅല౥, ౾ฆಀಳ ಅಥ฿ ಅඝ೉ತ ಹಸ౨ಃ౹ೕಪರ๼ತ฿ಜ ತಮ౱ ಎม౵

ไൟ౨ಪರ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ ඛವბ๼ಸฤ ๬ಧ౲฿ಞโದඝ౬;

(෈) ಅವฆ ඃಶ ಮൡ౨ เඃಶ ಎರಡರย౵෸ ෨ಕ౨฿ಜ ಪ౳෴൐ಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ

ಕ౾౹ർರฌಂൽಡ ಸ෥สೕ೉ಸฤ ๬ದ౲฿ಞโದඝ౬; ಮൡ౨

(๭) ෥ನ౲ ෥ലದ ไൟ౨ಪರ ಕತბವ౲ಗำ, ෥ನಕಗำ ಮൡ౨ ජൟಕ൤ಗಳ

ಅඝ๬ರ฿ಜ ൤ಡൿಆಂಡ ෴โඃ ಕ౳ಮ౽ౙಜ ಅ෗෽ೕಜච ಅಥ฿ ಆಡั൞ತ౱ಕ,

ಆ൮ბಕ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ ๏ಃ౹ಗಳඝ౬ ಅඝಭเಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ಭಯಪಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵

ಎಂ්ದඝ౬ ,

-ಸ౽ბರಗำ ಖ೉ತಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪.

17. ವ౾ೕಲฆ ತಮ౱ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳ ඛವბಹൕ ಪค൏ಮ฿ಜ ವ౾ೕಲರ ಭದ౳൤ಡ ෍ದคಃ

ಒല౥ದย౵, ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಗำ ಅವರඝ౬ ๸තಣბ฿ಜ ๸ರ౾౹ಸತಕౙൿ౪”.

ಆದ౪คಂದ, ಈಗ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗำ ෴โඃ ಭಯ ಅಥ฿ ෇ಹ౲ ಪ౳ූವಃౙ

ಒಳಛಗං ತಮ౱ ไൟ౨ಪರ ๳ๅಗಳඝ౬ ಸย౵๯โದ౽ౙಜ ๻ಟ ಅದಃౙ ๸ීඌ๭ದ ಮൡ౨

ඩ౳๸ಜಕ฿ದ เಷಯಗัಛಜ ಅವರ ෬ยನ ๼ಂ๲ಯඝ౬ ඛ๤ඌ๯โൿ ಮൡ౨ ಅವคಡ

ರౘൕಯඝ౬ ඛೕഴโൿ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ, ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൞౬ಲౙඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ

෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ

ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ෬ยನ ๼ಂ๬ೈರ ඛ๤ದ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ, ಈ ಁಡว ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

¨sÁUÀ – 4

Part – IVA

, 24

2023(

1944)

BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 24, FEBRUARY, 2023(PHALGUNA , 05, SHAKAVARSHA, 1944)

. 80

No. 80

2. ಪคූ๣ಗำ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ๸ದಭბโ ಅನ౲൭ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ

ຄರൡ,-

(ಎ) “ක౲ಯ฿ൽ” ಎಂದฉ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ರ (1961ರ ಄ಂದ౳

ಅඌඛಯಮ 25) 17ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵ ඛವბ๼๭ದ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಪഔౣಯย౵ ກಸฆ

ನ෩ർಜฆವ ಮൡ౨ ූರತದ ෇ฑ ಈඛ౺ฯ ಪ౳෥ಣ ಪತ౳ ಮൡ౨ ไൟ౨ ඛರತ ಸ౩ಳ

(ಪค๏ೕಲච) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2015ರ 4ඡ ඛಯಮದലಯย౵ ಪคූ๞ಸมඈ൤, ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲ ෇ฑ ಈඛ౺ฯ ඛೕലದ ๭ಂඎ฿ದ ไൟ౨ ඛರತ ಪ౳෥ಣ ಪತ౳ವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಮൡ౨

෴โඃ ෇ฑ ಅ๵ೕ๞෻ಷඨ ಸದಸ౲කಜฆವ ක౲ಯ฿ൽ ಅಥ฿ ๼คಯ

ක౲ಯ฿ൽ ಅಥ฿ ౽ඞඝ ไൟ౨ಗ;

(෈) “෇ฑ ಅ๵ೕ๞෻ಷඨ” ಎಂದฉ, ಕකბಟಕ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಕม౲ಣ ඛඌ

ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1983ರ (1985ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ 2) ಅലಯย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ ෇ฑ

ಈඛ౺ฯ ෩ಲಕ ෥ನ౲൤ ಪഷದ ෇ฑ ಅ๵ೕ๭෻ಷඨ; ಮൡ౨

(๭) “ವ౲౾౨” ಎಂಬ ಪದโ,-

1. ಒಬ౯ ವ౲౾౨,

2. ಉಪඛ

3. ಫෳბ

4. ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ๸ಘ ಅಥ฿ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ඛ౽ಯ, ಅൿ ඛಗ෦ತ฿ಜರย ಅಥ฿ ಇಲ౵ൽರย,

-ಒಳತำ౶ತ౨ං.

(ല) “๼ಂ๬ೈರ” ಎಂದฉ, ෴โඃ ක౲෴ಲಯ, ක౲෴ඌಕರಣ ಅಥ฿ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ

෨ಂං ෇౾෵ฆವ ฿౲ಜ౲ ಅಥ฿ ෮ಕದ౪෫ಯ ๸ීಧದย౵ ක౲ಯ฿ൽ෷ ತನ౬

ಕತბವ౲ವඝ౬ ඛವბ๼๯โದคಂದ ಆತನඝ౬ ಅല౥ ಪലಸฤ ಆತඛಡ ೧ೕವಃౙ ಅඩಯ฿ಞವ

ಅಥ฿ ඄๼ಕ ๻ඛ ಅಥ฿ ಅಪฃඌಕ ಭ෽ೕ൞౭ದච฀ಥ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბಚഖವഔಃ.

เವರൕ:1.๸ಶಯಗಳ

ඛ฿ರൕಛಜ,

౽ඞඝ

೦ค

ಏ೬ඛ౺ಗำ

ತಮ౱

ಕತბವ౲

ඛವბಹൕಯย౵ನ

෴โඃ

౽ඞකತ౱ಕ

ಪ౳ൟීಧ

ಕ౳ಮโ

๼ಂ๬ೈರ฿ಞโൽಲ౵ๅಂ්โದඝ౬ ಈ ෩ಲಕ ಸ౭๞ౣೕಕคಸมಜං.

เವರൕ:2. ෬ยನದඝ౬, ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961 ಅಥ฿ ౽ඞඛನ ಅലಯย౵

ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞವ ಅದರലಯย౵ನ ಇತฉ เඛಯಮಗಳ ಅലಯย౵ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಯ ෴โඃ ූದ౲൤

ಅಥ฿ ຄൕಛคಃಡ ෇ಧಕ฿ಞโൽಲ౵

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ಬಳ๭ฆವ ಆದฉ ಪคූ๞ಸൽฆವ ಎม౵ ಇತರ ಪದಗำ ಮൡ౨

ಪർವัಗำ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 1961ರย౵ (1961ರ ಄ಂದ౳ ಅඌඛಯಮ 25) ූರತದ

෇ฑ ಈඛ౺ฯ ಪ౳෥ಣ ಪತ౳ ಮൡ౨ ไൟ౨ ඛರತ ಸ౩ಳ (ಪค๏ೕಲච) ඛಯಮಗำ, 2015ರย౵ ಮൡ౨

ූರൟೕಯ ඈಡ ๸๼൤, 1860ರย౵ ಅโಗัಡ ඛೕಡมದ ಅඃ ಅಥბವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರತಕౙൿ౪.

3. ๼ಂ๬ೈರದ ඛ๤ಧ.- ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷, ක౲ಯ฿ൽಯ ෬ว ๼ಂ๬ೈರ ಂತ౲ವඝ౬

ಎಸಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

4. ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗัಡ ๸ීඌ๭ದ ಅಪฃಧಗัಛಜ ඈಡච.- (1) 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ

ಅലಯย౵ನ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ෥ഴವ ෴ช ವ౲౾౨෷ ಆฆ ൟಂಗัಂದ ෩ฆ ವಷბಗಳವฉಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ

ಅವඌಯ

౽ರ฿ಸൽಂದ

ಅಥ฿

ಒಂൿ

ಲౘ

งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಡ

เಸ౨คಸಬ๾ർದ ೩ม౱ච෵ಂದ ಅಥ฿ ಅವฉಡคಂದล ඈലತකಗತಕౙൿ౪:

5. ಅಪฃಧದ ๸೬ౢೕಯ൤.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ

ಅಪฃಧโ ๸೬ౢೕಯ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪.

6. ීಧನದ ෥๼ൟ.- ๸೬ౢೕಯ ಅಪฃಧದ ๸ීಧದย౵ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಯඝ౬

඲ยೕಸฆ ීඌ๭ർಗ, ಅಂಥ ීಧನದ ಇಪ౭ತ౨ කฤౙ ಶങಯ ಒಳಛಜ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಯ

ಸದಸ౲කಜฆವ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗಳ ಅ๵ೕ๞෻ಷඛ౬ನ ಅಧ౲ౘ ಅಥ฿ ౽ಯბದ๏ბಡ ಅಂಥ

ීಧನದ เಷಯವඝ౬ ൟัಸತಕౙൿ౪.

7. ಪ౳ಥಮ ದ೬ბ ක౲෵ಕ ෥౲೧๲ౣ౳ೕഡ ರವคಂದ ಅಪฃಧಗಳ ಅඌเೈರൕ

෥ഴโൿ.-ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಅಪฃಧವඝ౬ ಪ౳ಥಮ

ದ೬ბ ක౲෵ಕ ෥౲೧๲ౣიೕഡ ක౲෴ಲಯಗัಜಂತ ಕല෫෵ರದ ක౲෴ಲಯದ ෩ಲಕ

ಅඌเೈರൕ ನഷಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಅඌඛಯಮโ

෴โඃ

ಇತರ

౽ඞನඝ౬

ಅย౭ೕಕคಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.-

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗำ

ತ൞ౙಲದย౵

೦คಯย౵ฆವ

෴โඃ

ಇತರ

౽ඞඛನ

ಉಪීಧಗಳ ೯൤ಜರತಕౙൿ౪, ಅโಗಳඝ౬ ಅย౭ೕಕคಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

9. ඛಯಮಗಳ ರಚකඌ౽ರ.- (1) ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ

෩ಲಕ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬ ಈസค๯โದ౽ౙಜ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ರ೉ಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ඛಯಮವඝ౬, ಅದඝ౬ ರ೉๭ದ

ತฆ฿ಯ ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗච ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං, ಅൿ

ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ฆ฿ಗ,

ಒಂൿ

ಅඌๆಶನದย౵

ಅಥ฿

ಎರഴ

ಅಥ฿

ກೋ౞

ඛฏತರ

ಅඌๆಶನಗಳย౵ ಅಡಕ฿ಜರಬ๾ർದ ಒഖౣ ෩ವൡ౨ ൽನಗಳ ಅವඌಯವฉಡ ෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪

ಮൡ౨ ෬ว ຂัದ ಅඌๆಶನ ಅಥ฿ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ඛಕಟ ತฆ฿ಯದ ಅඌๆಶನโ

෨౽౨ಯ฿ಞโದಃౙ ෨ಂ೎ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲದ ಎರവ ಸದನಗำ ಆ ඛಯಮದย౵

෴โඃ ෥ඩბഴ ෥ಡฤ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆ ඛಯಮವඝ౬ ರ೉ಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ๅಂൿ ಒඪ౭ದฉ

ತದඦತರ

ಅಂಥ

ඛಯಮโ

๸ದූბඝ๬ರ

๻ಡ

෥ඩბഓದ

คೕൟಯย౵

ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵. ಆർಟ౲ ෴โඃ ಅಂಥ

෥ඩბഴ ಅಥ฿ ರದ౫ൟ෷ ಆ ඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย౵ ಈ ෨ಂ೎ ෥ലದ ಅಥ฿ ෥ಡඃ

ಇฆವ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბದ ๭ಂඎತ౷ಃౙ ෇ಧಕ฿ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

1990ರ ಆಗ๺ౣ 27 คಂದ 7ඡ ๲දౣಂಬฑ ವฉಡ ಁ౲෇ದ ಹ฿කದย౵ ನഷದ ಅಪฃಧ

ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ ಮൡ౨ ಅಪฃඌಗಳ ವತბච ಀคತ ಎಂಟඡ เಶ౷๸๲౩ ಸ෫౱ೕಳನದย౵ ූರತโ

ූಗವ๼๭ “ವ౾ೕಲರ ඩತ౳ ಀคತ ෩ಲ ತತ౷ಗಳඝ౬” ಅಳವല๭ಆಂലൡ౨. ವ౾ೕಲರ

౽ಯბඛವბಹൕಛಜನ ಌತคಗಳ ಀคತ ಳೕಷൕಯ ಹൽකฆ ๻ಟ ಹൽඡಳඡ

ಘಡಗำ ಈ ಃಳಜඦൟๅ, ಎಂದฉ:-

“16. ವ౾ೕಲฆ,-

(ಎ) ෍ದคಃ, ಅല౥, ౾ฆಀಳ ಅಥ฿ ಅඝ೉ತ ಹಸ౨ಃ౹ೕಪರ๼ತ฿ಜ ತಮ౱ ಎม౵

ไൟ౨ಪರ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳඝ౬ ඛವბ๼ಸฤ ๬ಧ౲฿ಞโದඝ౬;

(෈) ಅವฆ ඃಶ ಮൡ౨ เඃಶ ಎರಡರย౵෸ ෨ಕ౨฿ಜ ಪ౳෴൐ಸฤ ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ

ಕ౾౹ർರฌಂൽಡ ಸ෥สೕ೉ಸฤ ๬ದ౲฿ಞโದඝ౬; ಮൡ౨

(๭) ෥ನ౲ ෥ലದ ไൟ౨ಪರ ಕತბವ౲ಗำ, ෥ನಕಗำ ಮൡ౨ ජൟಕ൤ಗಳ

ಅඝ๬ರ฿ಜ ൤ಡൿಆಂಡ ෴โඃ ಕ౳ಮ౽ౙಜ ಅ෗෽ೕಜච ಅಥ฿ ಆಡั൞ತ౱ಕ,

ಆ൮ბಕ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ ๏ಃ౹ಗಳඝ౬ ಅඝಭเಸತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵ ಅಥ฿ ಭಯಪಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵

ಎಂ්ದඝ౬ ,

-ಸ౽ბರಗำ ಖ೉ತಪലಸತಕౙൿ౪.

17. ವ౾ೕಲฆ ತಮ౱ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗಳ ඛವბಹൕ ಪค൏ಮ฿ಜ ವ౾ೕಲರ ಭದ౳൤ಡ

෍ದคಃ ಒല౥ದย౵, ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಗำ ಅವರඝ౬ ๸තಣბ฿ಜ ๸ರ౾౹ಸತಕౙൿ౪”.

ಆದ౪คಂದ, ಈಗ ක౲ಯ฿ൽಗำ ෴โඃ ಭಯ ಅಥ฿ ෇ಹ౲ ಪ౳ූವಃౙ

ಒಳಛಗං ತಮ౱ ไൟ౨ಪರ ๳ๅಗಳඝ౬ ಸย౵๯โದ౽ౙಜ ๻ಟ ಅದಃౙ ๸ීඌ๭ದ ಮൡ౨

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KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FIFTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

FIFTEENTH SESSION

THE KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST

ADVOCATES BILL, 2023

(LA Bill No. 07 of 2023)

Whereas, the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and

the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba 27th August to 7th September 1990, to

which India was a participant, has adopted the "Basic Principles on the Role of

Lawyers". Clauses 16 and 17 of the declaration deal with -Guarantees for the

functioning of lawyer which are as follows,namely:-

“l6. Governments shall ensure the lawyers,-

(a) are able to perform all of their professional functions without

intimidation, hindrance, harassment or improper interference;

(b) are able to travel and to consult with their clients freely both within their

own country and abroad; and

economic or other sanctions for any action taken in accordance with

recognized professional duties, standards and ethics.

17. Where the security of lawyers is threatened as a result of discharging their

functions, they shall be adequately safeguarded by the authorities.”

Now therefore it is expedient to prohibit violence against and provide

protection to Advocates for rendering their professional services without fear or

external influence and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto;

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy-fourth year

of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka

Prohibition of violence against Advocates Act, 2023.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.-(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Advocate” means an Advocate or Senior Advocate or a Legal

Practitioner whose name is entered in the roll of advocates maintained

under section 17 of the Advocates Act, 1961(Central Act 25 of 1961)and

holding a valid certificate of practice issued by the Karnataka State Bar

Council as defined under rule 4 of the Bar Council of India Certificate and

Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015 and is a member of any Bar

Association;

(b) “Bar Association” means a Bar Association recognized by the

Karnataka State Bar Council under the Karnataka Advocates Welfare Fund

Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act 2 of 1985);

1. an Individual;

2. a Company;

3. a Firm

4. an association of persons or a body of individuals, whether

incorporated or not; and

(d) “Violence” means any activity which would endanger the life of an

Advocate or cause bodily harm or criminal intimidation so as to obstruct

him from discharge of his duty in respect of a pending litigation or a case

pending before any Court, Tribunal or Authority.

Explanation: 1. For the removal of doubts it is hereby clarified that any

lawful restraint or action by law enforcement agencies in discharge of their

duty would not amount to violence.

Explanation: 2. That the above would not be prejudicial to any obligation

or liability of an Advocate under the Advocates Act, 1961 or such other

regulations made as applicable under law.

(2) All other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall

have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Advocates Act, 1961(Central

Act 25 of 1961), the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice

(Verification) Rules, 2015 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3. Prohibition of violence.- No Person shall commit an Act of violence against

an Advocate.

4. Punishment for offences relating to Advocates.-Every person committing

an offence under section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which

may extend from six months to three years, or with fine which may extend to

Rupees One lakh or with both.

5. Cognizance of offence.- Every offence punishable under this Act shall be

cognizable.

6. Intimation of arrest.- Whenever an Advocate is arrested by the Police in

respect of a cognizable offence, the Police shall, within twenty four 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.

7. Offences to be tried by Judicial Magistrate of First Class.-Every offence

punishable under this Act shall be tried by the Court not below the Court of

Judicial Magistrate of First Class.

8. Act not in derogation of any other law.-The provisions of this Act shall

be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the any other law, for

the time being in force.

9. Power to make rules.-(1) The State Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, make rules to carryout the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it

is made, before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session for a total

period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more

successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or

the session or sessions immediately following, both Houses agree in making any

modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made,

the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect,

as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be

without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done

under that rule.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the

Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba 27th August to 7th September 1990, to

which India was a participant, has adopted the "Basic Principles on the Role of

Lawyers". Clauses 16 and 17 of the declaration deal with -Guarantees for the

functioning of lawyer which are as follows, namely:-

“l6. Governments shall ensure the lawyers,-

(a) are able to perform all of their professional functions without

intimidation, hindrance, harassment or improper interference;

(b) are able to travel and to consult with their clients freely both within their

own country and abroad; and

economic or other sanctions for any action taken in accordance with

recognized professional duties, standards and ethics.

17. Where the security of lawyers is threatened as a result of discharging their

functions, they shall be adequately safeguarded by the authorities.”

Therefore it is considered necessary to enact the Legislation to prohibit

violence against and provide protection to Advocates for rendering their

professional service without fear or external influence and for matters connected

therewith or incidental thereto.

Hence the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed Legislative measure.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Clause 9:

Sub-clause (1), empowers the State Government to

make rules after previous publication for carrying

out the purposes of the Act.

The proposed delegation of Legislative power is normal in character.

Basavaraj Bommai

Chief Minister

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

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Date: 2023.02.27 17:35:13 +05'30'