Defense Against the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – 1st Edition 2024

This authoritative work offers a comprehensive defence-based examination of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It explains the scope of offences, special procedures, arrest and bail provisions, investigative safeguards, and evidentiary requirements. Updated Supreme Court and High Court judgments addressing misuse and constitutional protections are analysed in depth. Practical guidance on quashing proceedings, securing bail, and challenging illegal investigations makes this an indispensable reference for criminal defence lawyers, judicial officers, and researchers handling atrocity-related cases.