Which of the following statement is incorrect ?

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Correct answer (the INCORRECT statement) — B. It claims that 'Exclusive Special Court' (established under Section 14(1)) is defined in Section 2(d). But Section 2(c) of the Act defines 'Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes'. The definition of 'Exclusive Special Court' was inserted by the 2015 amendment as a separate clause of Section 2 — Section 2(bd) — alongside 'victim' (2(ec)) and 'witness'. Statement B therefore pairs the term with the wrong clause, making it the incorrect statement.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This is a TRUE statement, so it is not the answer: an 'atrocity' under the Act is, by design, an offence committed against an SC/ST member by a person who is not a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.  (c) This is a TRUE statement — 'victim' is indeed defined in Section 2(ec), a clause inserted by the 2015 amendment — so it is not the incorrect one.  (d) This is a TRUE statement — 'dependent' is defined in Section 2(bb), also inserted by the 2015 amendment — so it is not the incorrect one.

Concept: The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 (in force 26 January 2016) expanded the Act's definitions — adding 'dependent' (2(bb)), 'economic boycott' (2(bc)), 'Special Court', 'Exclusive Special Court' (2(bd)), 'victim' (2(ec)) and 'witness'. The older Section 2(c) defines 'Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes' by reference to Article 366(24) and (25).

State PCS 2019 Q79 — Indian Polity PYQ with Answer

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