Investigation of Cases

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If a crime under this special law committed against a member of the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe groups has been reported to the police, the investigation for this must be done by a police officer who is at the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police or above.

As per the law, the DSP must complete his investigation on top priority within thirty days. The report from this investigation must be submitted to the Superintendent of the Police, who will further submit it to the Director-General of Police of that State.¹

Rule 7, Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995.[↩]

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