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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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SC rejects PIL challenging 2018 amendment to SC/ST Act; declines plea to revisit 2020 judgement

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which restored restrictions on anticipatory bail.

The amended law had also removed the requirement of a preliminary inquiry before registration of an FIR and prior approval before arrest.

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