Section 10 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 deals with:

Section 10 concerns preventive removal where the Special Court is satisfied of likely commission of a Chapter II offence in an Article 244 Scheduled or tribal area, or an area identified under section 21(2)(vii). The written order can require departure and non-return for up to three years; attachment, enhanced punishment and presumptions appear in sections 7, 5 and 8.