Sc st atrocitiesprevention act 1989 in hindi 2 youtube. The scheduled castes and the scheduled and tribes prevention of atrocities rules organisations under the division allocation for welfare of scheduled castes eutthaan. Centre justifies in supreme court amendments made in scst act. Clicking on the index links will take you to that exact section or order of cpc in your browser. In the schedl led castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989 hereinafter r ferred to as the principal act, in the long title, for the words special.
The schedule caste and schedule caste prevention of atrocities act, 1989 was created to protect scs and st s from the cruelty and injustice happening against them and not to give them a right to file false cases. But it is an important topic for aspirants preparing for the ias exam according to article 36625 of the constitution, scheduled tribes are those communities who are scheduled in accordance with article 342 of the constitution. What is the way to counter threat of fake case of atrocity. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtysixth year of the republic of india as follows. Central government act v commits any offence under the indian penal code 45 of 1860 punishable with imprisonment for a term of ten years or more against a person or property on the ground that such person is a member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe or such property belongs to such. The nda government has now got the amendments passed in both the houses of parliament. Tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989, which for the. In 1989, the government of india passed the prevention of atrocities act poa, which delineates specific crimes against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes as atrocities, and describes strategies and. Context union cabinet has approved the amendment to scst prevention of atrocities act, 2018 background dalits sc and tribals st are the most marginalized sections of indian society. Telugulegislative department ministry of law and justice goi. Ministry of welfare new delhi, the 31st march, 1995 notification g. Amendments have been done in the principal rules namely sc and st prevention of atrocities rules, 1995 by sc and st poa amendment rule 2016.
National commission for schedule tribes government of india. National commission for scheduled tribes government of india. On march 20, the apex court, in a bid to check misuse of the sc st act, ruled that preliminary enquiry in a case under the atrocities act would be. Misuse of scst atrocities act a cause for worry indian. Can one get bail from the scst prevention of atrocities. It was aristotle, who once said that law is reason free from passion. An act to amend the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989. Cpc pdf here has index links to save your time and energy in this long 706 pages pdf. Good question bcz lack of knowledge unawareness and political interests our country faced a lot of disturbance and loss on april 2,2018 for this issue. Providing the relief and rehabilitation to the victims. An act which provides for stringent action against those committing atrocities against sc and st. The terms are recognised in the constitution of india and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories.
The scheduled castes scs and the scheduled tribes sts prevention of atrocities poa act, 1989 was amended recently to include new offences and to ensure speedy justice to victims. Marathilegislative department ministry of law and justice goi. The framers of the constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in the country were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness arising out of ageold practice of untouchability and certain others on account of this primitive agricultural practices, lack of infrastructure facilities and. Scst prevention of atrocities act current affairs today. Many atrocities have been committed against them since time immemorial. Giving the number of cases lodged under the act, the centre said in 2014, 47,124 cases were registered under the sc st act followed by 44,839 and 47,338 cases in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Stringent punishment for atrocities on sc, st under new act new delhi. Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989 page 1 bare acts in india statutes and laws free download bare acts and case laws in india have been extensively discussed here, the laws pass by the parliament and its implementation in the courts are commonly discussed here in length. Scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act was enacted in the year 1989. An act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the scheduled. The scheduled castes and tribes prevention of atrocities act is popularly known as poa, the sc st act, the prevention of atrocities act, or simply.
What all are the amendments in scst atrocities act. The scheduled caste scs and scheduled tribes sts are officially designated groups of people in india. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989. As per the the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015, actions like tonsuring of head. It was renamed as the protection of civil rights pcr act in 1976 but the law was considered ineffective in 1980s and replaced with the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act.
The amendments to the act were originally issued as an ordinance by the previous upa government in march 2014. What are the offences of atrocities against members of scs and sts, under chapter ii of. Section 3 in the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes. The data refers to stateut wise details on persons arrested under crime against schedule caste under various crime heads. Read full article on the sc st prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015 to be enforced with effect from january 26, 2016 on in english medium. Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes prevention of. Stringent punishment for atrocities on sc, st under new act. The bill was first passed in lok sabha in august 2015 and later in rajya sabha in december 2015.
T he scheduled castes scs and the scheduled tribes sts prevention of atrocities poa act, 1989 was amended recently to include new offences and to ensure. An act which provides for stringent action against those committing atrocities against sc and st communities or indulging in actions which are derogatory to their dignity, including social or economic boycott, will come into effect from tomorrow. Gujaratilegislative department ministry of law and. To provide for special courts for the trial of offences against scs and sts. Supreme courts ruling on the atrocities act sage journals. The scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989 and its amendment. Article 17 of the constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability. The sc st act was originally passed in 1955 by the parliament as the untouchability offences act.
Protests by dalits goes beyond the changes in the scst law. Article information, pdf download for legislature proposes, judiciary. Stringent punishment for atrocities on sc, st under new act the. Scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of.
The major amendments to the principle act include addition of new offences of atrocities, rationalization of payment of relief amount, establishment of exclusive special courts, etc. The constitution of india does not give any definition for scheduled tribes. The nature of such crime includes murder of scs, rape of scs, kidnapping and abduction of scs, dacoity of scs, robbery of scs, arson of scs, hurt of scs, other crimes against scs, protection of civil rights act for scs and sc st prevention of atrocities act of scs. Unfortunately, as has been seen in the case of the latest bharat bandh post the supreme courts march 20th judgement which ironically was simply aimed to arrest the punitive aspect of the stringent sc st prevention of atrocities act, it has become abundantly clear that there is an immense pressure from a certain. As per the the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015, actions like.
The sc st atrocities act should not perpetuate casteism, said the sc the court said 1516% of the total number of complaints filed in 2015 under the act were false. Scheduled tribes and statewise list of tribes in india. In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1 of section 23 of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities act, 1989 33 of 1989, the central government hereby makes the following rules, namely. An act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes, to provide for 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. It is a comprehensive law which not only defines atrocities against scs and sts but also make several rules, regulations etc. The sc st prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015 to be enforced with effect from january 26, 2016 the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015. The scst prevention of atrocities amendment act, 2015. Parliament has passed the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes prevention of atrocities amendment bill, 2015. Sc recalls its order that diluted arrest, fir provisions in sc st act. Stating that the struggle of sc st people for equality is still not over in the country, the bench said, sc st people still face untouchability, abuse and are being socially outcast.