Hate crime and analysis of legal provision

Abstract

No society is without crime; India's society, in addition to traditional crimes, is grappling with the problem of hate crimes. Unlike other crimes, hate crimes are motivated by the victim's race, color, ethnicity, religion, or national origin. According to Black's Law Dictionary, it is "a crime motivated by the victim's race, color, ethnicity, religion, or national origin." When viewed in the sense of India, however, some additional characters to hate include one's occupation, sexual identity, and freedom of expression, personal choices, and beliefs. As a result, a crime counts as a hate crime only if it is committed with the intent of hatred for the victim. As a result, the criminal justice system should be transformed to combat the new evils of a globalizing world. The current provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 153A, 295, and 295A, have been ineffective in combating the menace of hate crimes, resulting in a significant increase in hate crimes in recent years in India.