Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Bare Act · 1989
An Act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, to provide for 1 [Special Courts and the Exclusive Special Courts] for the trial of such offences and for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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- Act number
- 33 of 1989
- Enacted
- 11 September 1989
- Contents
- 26 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Offences Of Atrocities
- Section 3 – Punishments for offences atrocities
- Section 4 – Punishment for neglect of duties
- Section 5 – Enhanced punishment subsequent conviction
- Section 6 – Application of certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code (preview)
- Section 7 – Forfeiture of property of certain persons (preview)
- Section 8 – Presumption as to offences (preview)
- Section 9 – Conferment of powers (preview)
Chapter III — Externment
- Section 10 – Removal of person likely to commit offence (preview)
- Section 11 – Procedure on failure of person to remove himself from area and enter thereon after removal (preview)
- Section 12 – Taking measurements and photographs, etc., of persons against whom order under section 10 is made (preview)
- Section 13 – Penalty for noncompliance of order under section 10 (preview)
Chapter IV — Special Courts
- Section 14 – Special Court and Exclusive Special Court (preview)
- Section 14A – Appeals (preview)
- Section 15 – Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor (preview)
Chapter IVA — Rights Of Victims And Witnesses
Chapter V — Miscellaneous
- Section 16 – Power of State Government to impose collective fine (preview)
- Section 17 – Preventive action to be taken by the law and order machinery (preview)
- Section 18 – Section 438 of the Code not to apply to persons committing an offence under the Act (preview)
- Section 18A – No enquiry or approval required (preview)
- Section 19 – Section 360 of the Code or the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act not to apply to persons guilty of an offence under the Act (preview)
- Section 20 – Act to override other laws (preview)
- Section 21 – Duty of Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act (preview)
- Section 22 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 23 – Power to make rules (preview)