Anti Superstition Bill is a draft Bill proposed in Maharashtra against Evil Practices in the name of Religion and Black Magic. The Bill is actually under draft stage and the original copy is not accessible, however the provisions of the Bill as proposed by Dr. Narendra Dabholkar is as follows.
This will be the first law of its kind in India and may be in the world.  The novelty of this draft law is that it does not get entrapped in the argument of defining faith and blind faith. Hence at this point of time, what is to be considered as blind faith is given in a separate schedule. This list can be periodically updated.
Hence the impediment for the enactment of this law has been overcome. The list is quite really exhaustive and includes most common superstitions prevailing in Maharashtra.
The list includes
- To perform Karni, Bhanamati,
- To perform magical rites in the name of supernatural power,
- To offer ash, talisman, charms etc. for the purpose of exorcism and to drive out evil spirits or ghosts,
- To claim possession of supernatural powers and to advertise this claim,
- To defame, disgrace the names of erstwhile Saints/ Gods, by claiming to be there reincarnation and thus cheating the gullible and God-fearing simple folks.
- To claim to be possessed by divine power or evil power and then perform miracles in the name of such powers.
- To punish and to beat mentally ill patients in the belief that they are possessed by evil spirits.
- To perform Aghori rites.
- To perform so called black magic and spread fear in society.
- To perform “Gopal Santan Vidhi” to beget a male offspring.
- To oppose scientific medical treatment and to coerce to adopt Aghori treatment.
- To sell or deal in so-called magic stones, talisman, bracelets, charms.
- To become possessed by supernatural powers and then pretend to give answers to any questions in this mental state.
- To sacrifice innocent animals for the appeasement of gods or spirits.
- To dispense magical remedies for curing rabies and snake bites.
- To dispense medical remedies with claims of assured fertility.