SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. [THE SCHEDULE [See section 3(2)(va)] Section under the Indian Penal Code Name of offence and punishment 120A Definition of criminal conspiracy. 120B Punishment of criminal conspiracy. 141 Unlawful assembly. 142 Being member of unlawful assembly. 143 Punishment for unlawful assembly. 144 Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon. 145 Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has beencommanded to disperse. 146 Rioting. 147 Punishment for rioting. 148 Rioting, armed with deadly weapon. 217 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save personfrom punishment or property from forfeiture. 319 Hurt. 320 Grievous hurt. 323 Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. 324 Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. 325 Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt. 326B Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid. 332 Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. 341 Punishment for wrongful restraint. 354 Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage hermodesty. 354A Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment. 354B Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe. 354C Voyeurism. 354D Stalking. 359 Kidnapping. 363 Punishment for kidnapping 365 Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person. Section under the Indian Penal Code Name of offence and punishment 376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation. 376C Sexual intercourse by a person in authority. 447 Punishment for criminal trespass. 506 Punishment for criminal intimidation. Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.]