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- The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
- The bench maintained that the amendment, which prohibits anticipatory bail and removes requirements for preliminary investigations before FIRs, was already upheld in a 2020 ruling.
- The petitioner argued that these provisions facilitate reverse discrimination and potential misuse of the law.
- The 2018 amendment was originally passed by Parliament to nullify previous court conditions that required prior authorization for arrests and mandatory preliminary inquiries.
- This decision reaffirms the legal protections and enforcement procedures currently in place for the SC/ST Act.
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