Bare ActsThe Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Section 12

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(1) Every person against whom an order has been made under section surements 10 shall, if so required by the Special Court, allow his measurements and and photo- photographs to be taken by a police officer. graphs, etc., of persons (2) If any person referred to in sub-section (1), when required to allow his against whom measurements or photographs to be taken resists or refuses to allow his taking order under of such measurements or photographs, it shall be lawful to use all necessary section 10 is means to secure the taking thereof. made. (3) Resistance to or refusal to allow the taking of measurements or photographs under sub-section (2) shall be deemed to be an offence under section 186 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). (4) Where an order under section 10 is revoked, all measurements and photographs (including negatives) taken under sub-section (2) shall be destroyed or made over to the person against whom such order is made. Penalty for

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