Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the officer…
Under section 17(1), the officer may declare an area prone to atrocities when he forms the opinion that there is "sufficient ground for proceeding", and may then act "for…
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Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the officer may declare an area prone to atrocities if he is of the opinion that:
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Under section 17(1), the officer may declare an area prone to atrocities when he forms the opinion that there is "sufficient ground for proceeding", and may then act "for keeping the peace and good behaviour and maintenance of public order and tranquillity". A bare complaint, political unrest or a government direction does not take the place of that opinion.