WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
Demand an Immediate End to State Brutality, Paper Leaks, Child Abuse, and Police Impunity!

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, CONDEMN THE DEROGATORY ACTS AND UNCHECKED BRUTALITY OF THE STATE.

We stand united to declare that the fundamental rights of our citizens, our youth, and our children are non-negotiable. What we are witnessing today is a systemic collapse of accountability, where peaceful dissent is met with physical violence, organized syndicates ruin the futures of millions of students, and children are illegally brutalized by law enforcement. We refuse to stay silent while the future of our nation is compromised.


HOW THE GOVERNMENT & LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE FAILING US

1. Destruction of Student Futures & Systematic Exam Leaks
Organized paper-leak syndicates have repeatedly compromised central and state competitive examinations, including NEET-UG, NET, and state selection tests. Over 2.2 million students spend years of hard work, financial sacrifice, and mental energy, only to face arbitrary cancellations, delayed results, and systemic corruption. The acute depression, social despair, and uncertainty caused by testing irregularities have directly led to over 20 candidate suicides across the country. This state failure violates Article 14 (Right to Equality and Non-Arbitrariness) and Article 21 (Right to Life & Mental Well-being) of the Constitution of India, as well as the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

2. Institutional Betrayal & Failure of Women’s Safety Frameworks
Despite high-decibel campaigns like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, state mechanisms have systematically failed to guarantee basic physical safety, dignity, and equal opportunity for women, reducing flagship schemes to empty public relations exercises. Female students, peaceful women protesters, and activists face unprovoked police heavy-handedness, verbal harassment, and sexual intimidation during democratic demonstrations, highlighting a complete absence of gender-sensitive policing. On-ground realities reflect a glaring disconnect: while schemes promise protection and education, state authorities frequently violate the very statutory safeguards designed to protect women's bodily autonomy and dignity. This institutional failure violates Article 14 (Equality Before Law), Article 15(3) (Special Provisions for Women), and Article 21 (Right to Live with Human Dignity), while directly flouting statutory protections under Section 74 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and Section 75 (Sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

Equally critical to this failure is the erosion of ethical and constitutional standards through unchecked misogyny, gender-based slurs, and the instrumentalization of female citizens during public protests. A democratic struggle for institutional transparency loses its constitutional legitimacy when women are reduced to political instruments or subjected to objectifying and abusive rhetoric, whether by state actors or within protest assemblies. Legally, the perpetration or tolerance of misogynistic misconduct directly violates statutory commands under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023:

1. Section 74 (Assault/Criminal Force to Outrage Modesty): Criminalizes physical aggression or force against women intended to degrade their dignity or bodily integrity.
2. Section 75 (Sexual Harassment): Strictly penalizes unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.
   
   
3. Section 79 (Word, Gesture, or Act Intended to Insult Modesty): Expressly prohibits uttering derogatory words, making demeaning gestures, or exhibiting insulting behavior toward women - offenses explicitly recognized to encompass both physical public assemblies and digital spaces.
   
   
4. Furthermore, law enforcement agencies and protest organizers are bound by the binding guidelines of the Supreme Court of India in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (1997) and the statutory mandates of the POSH Act, 2013, which establish an absolute zero-tolerance policy against hostility, verbal abuse, and gender discrimination in public and institutional spaces. Upholding Article 14 equality requires ensuring that democratic protests remain completely free from patriarchal intimidation, misogynistic language, and gender-based exploitation.

3. Police Brutality & Anonymous Officers Operating Above the Law
Peaceful assemblies, including student protests, civil society demonstrations (such as the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar), and peaceful agitations involving activists like Sonam Wangchuk, have been met with unprovoked lathi charges, tear gas, and arbitrary round-ups. The Cowardice of Anonymity, Police personnel routinely strip off, obscure, or hide their mandatory name tags, chest numbers, and helmet identifiers during these operations. Operating without identification creates total impunity, making it impossible to identify officers who commit atrocities. This Violates Articles 19(1)(a) & 19(1)(b) (Freedom of Speech and Peaceful Assembly), Section 103 & 120 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and directly defies the mandatory Supreme Court guidelines established in D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal (1997).

4. Illegal Detention & Physical Abuse of Children (<18 Years)
In the most shocking display of state excess, children under the age of 18 participating in student awareness assemblies have been unlawfully apprehended, placed in adult police lockups, and subjected to physical assault and corporal punishment. This is a flagrant violation of Sections 10, 69, and 83 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which strictly forbids keeping a minor in police lockups or adult custody under any circumstance. It also violates Article 39(f) of the Constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

5. Total Non-Accountability & Refusal to Pay Compensation
Despite loss of life, both in custody and through exam-leak-induced suicides, there has been zero swift action, no mandatory judicial inquiries, and no official compensation offered to grieving families. Violates the principle of vicarious state liability established under Article 300 and Supreme Court precedents in Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa (1993) and Rudul Sah v. State of Bihar (1983).

OUR NON-NEGOTIABLE DEMANDS

1. MANDATORY IDENTIFICATION FOR POLICE: Strict enforcement requiring all on-duty police personnel to wear visible, standardized name tags and chest numbers, making intentional concealment a criminal offense.

2. STRICT PROTECTION OF MINORS: Immediate prosecution under Section 83 of the JJ Act, 2015 against any police officer who detains or physically assaults a child under 18 years.

3. COURT-MONITORED PROBE INTO EXAM LEAKS: A time-bound CBI / SIT investigation into all central public examination leaks under the Public Examinations Act, 2024.

4. NATIONWIDE VICTIM COMPENSATION: Immediate financial and psychological restitution for families affected by custodial violence and paper-leak-induced suicides.

WHY WE ARE SIGNING THIS PETITION

We sign this petition to stand firm with our fellow youth, our children, and the future of India. Every signature collected on this campaign will be compiled, submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the NCPCR, and attached directly as an official record (Annexure P-6) in our Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court of India.

Stand up for justice. Protect our students. Hold the system accountable.

SIGN AND SHARE THIS PETITION TODAY!
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA.
Jai Bharat!