The SCHEDULED CAST AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES )AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
chhattisgarh · 2016
- S. 1(/)This Act may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preven- tion ofAtrocities)AmendmentAct, 2015
- S. 2In the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment 33 of I 989
- S. 3Section 3 amends the principal Act by adding definitions for terms like "dependent," "economic boycott," and "public servant."
- S. 4Section 4 amends the principal Act to include additional offenses against Scheduled Castes and Tribes, such as forced consumption of inedible substances and wrongful land dispossession.
- S. 5For section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "4
- S. 6In section 8 of the principal Act,- (i) in clause (a)
- S. 7Extends the punishment period from two to three years for offenses against Scheduled Castes and Tribes in Chhattisgarh.
- S. 8For section 14 of the principal Act
- S. 9After section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserte_d, namely:- " 14A
- S. 10Section 10 establishes Special Public Prosecutors and mandates victim protection, fair treatment, and procedural notice for victims and witnesses in cases under the Act.
- S. 12After section 23 of the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be inse11ed
- S. 13(/) The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 20 14 is hereby repea
- S. 14AAppeals