The main purpose of Section 19 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
Section19 excludes CrPC section 360 and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 for persons above eighteen found guilty of an offence under the Act. Being a first offender or…
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The main purpose of Section 19 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is to:
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Section19 excludes CrPC section 360 and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 for persons above eighteen found guilty of an offence under the Act. Being a first offender or obtaining the victim's consent does not restore those probation or admonition routes. The provision states an age qualification; it is not an age-neutral prohibition.