Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 1[THE SCHEDULE : [See section 3(2)(va)] : ----------------- Section under the Indian Penal Code :120A : Name of offence and punishment :Definition of criminal conspiracy. ----------------- Section under the Indian Penal Code :120B : Name of offence and punishment…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 23 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid,…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 22 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Government or against the State Government or any officer or authority of Government or any other…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 21 : Duty of Government to ensure effective implementation of the Act : (1) Subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, the State Government shall take such measures as may be necessary…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 20 : Act to override other laws : Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 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 : The provisions of section 360 of the Code and…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 18A : 1.[No enquiry or approval required : (1) For the purposes of this Act,— (a) preliminary enquiry shall not be required for registration of a First Information Report against any person; or (b) the investigating officer shall…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 18 : Section 438 of the Code not to apply to persons committing an offence under the Act : Nothing in section 438 of the Code shall apply in relation to any case involving the arrest of any…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 17 : Preventive action to be taken by the law and order machinery : (1) A District Magistrate or a Sub-divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate or any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Chapter V ( Section 18 to 23 ) : Miscellaneous : Section 16 : Power of State Government to impose collective fine : The provisions of section 10A of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955)…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 1[Chapter IVA : Rights Of Victims And Witnesses : Section 15A : Rights of victims and witnesses : (1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the State to make arrangements for the protection of victims, their dependents,…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 15 : 1[Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor : (1) For every Special Court, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify a Public Prosecutor or appoint an advocate who has been in practice…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 14A : 1[Appeals : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 (2 of 1974), an appeal shall lie, from any judgment, sentence or order, not being an interlocutory order, of a Special Court or an…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Chapter IV ( Section 14 to 15 ) : Special Courts : Section 14 : 1[Special Court and Exclusive Special Court : (1) For the purpose of providing for speedy trial, the State Government shall, with the concurrence of…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 13 : Penalty for non compliance of order under section 10: Any person contravening an order of the Special Court made under section 10 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 12 : Taking measurements and photographs, etc., of persons against whom order under section 10 is made : (1) Every person against whom an order has been made under section 10 shall, if so required by the Special…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 11 : Procedure on failure of person to remove himself from area and enter thereon after removal : (1) If a person to whom a direction has been issued under section 10 to remove himself from any area—…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Chapter III ( Section 10 to 13 ) : Externment : Section 10 : Removal of person likely to commit offence : (1) Where the Special Court is satisfied, upon a complaint or a police report that a person…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 9 : Conferment of powers : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or in any other provision of this Act, the State Government may, if it considers it necessary or expedient so to do,— (a) for the…
Scheduled Castes And Tribes Act 1989 Section 8 : Presumption as to offences : In a prosecution for an offence under this Chapter, if it is proved that— (a) the accused rendered 1[any financial assistance in relation to the offences committed by a person accused…