Sc St Atrocities Act

Actress Ketaki Chitale gets bail in 1 case, challenges arrest in Bombay HC

She will not be released from the Thane Central Jail immediately as she is an accused and in custody in several other cases filed against her

Over 33,000 cases filed under SC/ST Atrocities Act in MP in 4 yrs: Data

More than 33,000 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the the last four years

Maha govt extends protection from arrest to Param Bir Singh till June 22

Maharashtra government will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till June 22 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

POCSO Act has supremacy over Atrocities Act, holds Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the POCSO Act has supremacy over the Atrocities Act, as the caste of a child cannot override or prejudice his or her security and well-being

Cabinet approves SC, ST reservation in LS, assemblies for another 10 years

The reservation for these categories in the LS and the assemblies was to expire on January 25, 2020

Cabinet approves bill to overturn SC order on SC/ST Atrocities Act

The Supreme Court in a ruling in March had introduced safeguards which, Dalit leaders and organisations said, diluted the Act and rendered it toothless

SC/ST Atrocities Act: Govt to file review petition in Supreme Court Monday

The top court had recently banned automatic arrests and registration of criminal cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989