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THE SCHEDULE

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 · source PDF pages 18–19

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Source citation: THE SCHEDULE, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Act No. 33 of 1989), Schedule, Central source snapshot, source PDF pp. 18–19; snapshot SHA256 ee5a4fc8c8f5afbd0c514a7ed87ed050ba635edf54f7b5b8ad3f48ac6ec90ea4 (current applicability unverified)

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                                                       [THE SCHEDULE
                                                      [See section 3(2)(va)]

Section under the               Name of offence and punishment
Indian Penal Code
120A                            Definition of criminal conspiracy.
120B                            Punishment of criminal conspiracy.
141                             Unlawful assembly.
142                             Being member of unlawful assembly.
143                             Punishment for unlawful assembly.
144                             Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.
145                             Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to
                                disperse.
146                             Rioting.
147                             Punishment for rioting.                        e
148                             Rioting, armed with deadly weapon.       od
217                                                                 aC
                                Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from
                                punishment or property from forfeiture.
319                             Hurt.
                                                              di
320                             Grievous hurt.            In
323                             Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
324                             Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
325                             Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
326B                            Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid.
332                             Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
341                             Punishment for wrongful restraint.
354                             Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
354A                            Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.

354B                            Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.

354C                            Voyeurism.
354D                            Stalking.
359                             Kidnapping.
363                             Punishment for kidnapping
365                             Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person.



1. Ins. by Act 1 of 2016, s. 12 (w.e.f. 26-1-2016).

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Section under the   Name of offence and punishment
Indian Penal Code
376B                Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
376C                Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

447                 Punishment for criminal trespass.

506                 Punishment for criminal intimidation.

509                 Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.]




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