National Commission for Women

Nation wide Program for

Generating Awareness about
Legal Rights of Women

Resource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru Prasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM, APSET. ICFAI
TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.
93 94 96 98 98, 9885 96 36 36
puttuvvit@gmail.com
 The Act was first passed in Lok Sabha in
August 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in
December 2015. Now it will go for
Presidential Assent.
It aims to prohibit the commission of
offences against members of the SCs and STs
and adds provisions for establishing special
courts for the trial cases of such offences and
the rehabilitation of victims.
 (i) Garlanding SCs and STs with
footwear (ii) Compelling to do
manual scavenging or dispose carry
animal or human carcasses. (iii)
Abusing SCs/STs in public by caste
name (iv) Disrespecting any deceased
SCs/STs person held in high esteem
or attempting to promote feelings of
ill-will against SCs/STs (iv)
Threatening or imposing economic
and social boycott
 Itwill be considered as an offence
in case of (i) Using acts, words or
gestures of a sexual nature against
SC/ST woman. (ii) Touching an
SC/ST woman intentionally in a
sexual manner without her
consent (iii) Practice of dedicating
an SC/ST women as a devadasi to
a temple
 Preventing SCs/STs using common
property resources, entering any
places of public worship that is open
to the public and entering an
education or health institution.
In case of any violation of any
provisions mentioned in this act the
courts will presume that the accused
non SC/ST person was aware of the
caste or tribal identity of the victim,
unless it is proved.
 The Act add provision specifying duties
of public servants which includes (i)
registering a FIR or complaint (ii) public
servant must read out the information
given oral complaint by SC/ST person
before taking the signature of the
victim and giving copy of this
information to the victim Exclusive
Public Prosecutor and Public Prosecutor
will be appointed for every Exclusive
Special Court and Special Court
 The Act adds new chapter
dealing with the rights of
victims and witness. It
mentions that it shall be the
duty of the state to make
arrangements for the
protection of victims and their
dependents and the witnesses.
 National Commission for
Women
Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness about
Legal Rights of Women

Resource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru Prasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM, APSET. ICFAI
TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.
93 94 96 98 98, 9885 96 36 36