The aim of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 1989 was to prevent the atrocities against Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and to punish the violators of this act. The data below shows how well this act is implemented in TN from the year 2007 to 2014.
|
Year |
Reported | Convicted | Percentage Convicted
% |
Acquitted | Percentage Acquitted
% |
Referred | Percentage
Referred % |
Pending Trial |
Under Investigation |
| 2007 |
1359 |
80 | 5.89 | 617 | 45.40 | 501 | 36.86 | 161 |
– |
|
2008 |
1545 | 53 | 3.43 | 699 | 45.24 | 538 | 34.82 | 255 |
– |
|
2009 |
1264 | 43 | 3.40 | 498 | 39.40 | 414 | 32.75 | 307 |
2 |
|
2010 |
1417 | 38 | 2.69 | 395 | 27.88 | 493 | 34.79 | 488 |
3 |
|
2011 |
1355 | 19 | 1.40 | 155 | 11.44 | 556 | 41.03 | 614 |
11 |
|
2012 |
1586 | 14 | 0.89 | 92 | 5.80 | 530 | 33.42 | 899 |
51 |
|
2013 |
1633 | 10 | 0.61 | 115 | 7.04 | 519 | 31.78 | 912 |
77 |
|
2014 |
1636 | – | 0 | 13 | 0.79 | 403 | 24.63 | 882 |
338 |
Source: Inspector General of Police, Social Justice and Human Rights, Chennai-4
http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/adidravidarandtribalwelfare.pdf (Accessed 8 May 2017)
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