This act is popularly known as The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The act has been enacted on 11 September 1989 to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST). The act has been formed as per Article 17 of the Indian Constitution.
This act has been amended in 2015, punished casteist slurs and denied anticipatory bail to the accused. To making this act more stringent, the Scheduled Cahstes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Amendment Act, 2015, added that actions like tonsuring of head, moustache or similar acts which are derogatory to the dignity of members of SCs and STs, will now also be treated as atrocities.
This act has been amended in 2015, punished casteist slurs and denied anticipatory bail to the accused. To making this act more stringent, the Scheduled Cahstes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) ( Prevention of Atrocities ) Amendment Act, 2015, added that actions like tonsuring of head, moustache or similar acts which are derogatory to the dignity of members of SCs and STs, will now also be treated as atrocities.
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