The Cabinet approved a Bill to amend the SC/ST Atrocities
Prevention Act, to restore the original provisions of the Scheduled Castes and
the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 that allows arrest of
an accused without preliminary enquiry or prior approval which was recently
struck down by the Supreme Court. The Bill will be introduced in Parliament in
the ongoing session for consideration and passage.
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
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