Rigorous life term, 3 yrs jail key features of communal bill

Rigorous life term for organised riots, three years imprisonment for hate propaganda and transfer of trial to other states are some key features of the communal violence bill drafted by the government.
According to the provisions of the draft 'Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013', whoever commits organised communal violence will be punished with rigorous imprisonment for life and liable to fine.
The offence of hate propaganda will be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years or fine or both, while those who are guilty of aiding communal violence financially, materially or in any kind will also get the same punishment.

The draft bill clarified that the hate propaganda includes publication materials, communicates or disseminates by words -- either signs, spoken, written or by electronic means of mass communication against a particular religious and linguistic identity.
It says a public servant guilty of dereliction of duty shall be punished with imprisonment for two years which may extend to five years and shall be liable to fine.
Punishment for threatening witnesses has been fixed an imprisonment up to three years and fine.
The bill says the central government in relation to the Union Territories or the state government may appoint as many designated judges in consultation with the chief justice of the high court concerned.

The draft also envisages to conduct trial of riot cases outside the state if the trial within the state is not likely to be fair or impartial.