Which new provision has been added to the Scheduled Castes and Schedul

Which new provision has been added to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 vide its 2018 amendment ?

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Section 14A

Section 15

Section 15A

Section 18A

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023

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The correct answer is D) Section 18A.

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 introduced several new provisions to the Act. Among the options provided, Section 18A was inserted by the 2018 amendment. Section 18A essentially nullified the requirement of a preliminary enquiry and approval before arresting an accused person under the Act, which had been introduced by the Supreme Court in a previous judgment.

Other new sections inserted by the 2018 amendment include Section 14A (Appeals) and Section 15A (Rights of victims, witnesses and informants). Section 15 existed in the original Act. While 14A and 15A are also new provisions from the 2018 amendment, Section 18A was the most debated and significant change in response to a Supreme Court ruling, making it a likely focus of such a question.

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