Section 2 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 deals with:

Section 2 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is the definitions section, defining terms such as "atrocity", "Special Court" and "Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes". Punishments for offences of atrocities are in s. 3, Special Courts and Exclusive Special Courts in s. 14, and appeals in s. 14A.