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SC/ST Act Chapter IV: Special Courts

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Sections 14–15). Each links to its verbatim text.

SC/ST Act14 Special Court and Exclusive Special Court
SC/ST Act14A Appeals
SC/ST Act15 Special Public Prosecutor and Exclusive Public Prosecutor

Other chapters of the SC/ST Act

Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Offences of Atrocities
Chapter III: Externment
Chapter IVA: Rights of Victims and Witnesses
Chapter V: Miscellaneous

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