Prevention of Atrocities Amendment Bill, 2018 | 10 Aug 2018
Parliament has passed the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018.
Key Points
- The Bill rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order.
- The legislation also provides that no preliminary inquiry will be required for registering a criminal case and an arrest under this law.
- The arrest of a person accused of having committed an offence under the Act would not require any approval.
- The provisions of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which deals with anticipatory bail shall not apply to a case under this Act, notwithstanding any judgment or order of any Court.