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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment11-August, 2011 17:00 IST
Misuse of SC/ST ACT
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989, aims at preventing commission of offences by
persons other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs)
against SCs and STs. Section 3(1(x) of the Act stipulates that
whoever, not being a member of a SC or a ST, intentionally insults or
intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a SC or a ST in any
place within public view, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to
five years and with fine.
Incidence of false cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, was indicated by some
agencies. For dealing with specific false cases, relevant Sections of
the IPC can be invoked by the concerned agencies.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice
& Empowerment, Shri D. Napoleon in the Rajya Sabha today in a written
reply.
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