Summary:
On the basis of merit, the accused in 75 per cent of SC/ST Act cases were acquitted,” Trivedi said, quoting the survey. “It was found that 75 per cent of those accused under the SC/ST Act get acquitted. The amendment bill passed in Parliament, however, restored some stringent provisions of the SC/ST Act. Almost 20,000 people from several Brahmin organisations Friday held protests in Ujjain against the amendments to the SC/ST Act and demanded that they be withdrawn. The Supreme Court, on March 20, had placed safeguards on the provisions for immediate arrest under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989..