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SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT (VICTIMS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE/ DRUG ABUSE (GOVT…

- - - - report by delhi state legal service authority
        
        violation of human dignity and FRs
        
        inadequate infra - toilets and ventilation
        
        ill treatment- physical and sexual torture, not allowed to meet families
        
        unauthorised and illegally run centres
        
        irregularities
    - - punjab ranks consistently on top
      - 8.5 lakhs inject drugs
      - around 60 lakh people need help for their opioids use problem
      - 5 crore indians used cannabis and opioids at the time of survey
- - - - provisions
        
        special courts
        
        relief and rehab for victims
        
        implemented by state govts with central assistance through centrally sponsored scheme
        
        lists 22 criminal offences - eg
        
        shattering self respect of SCs/STs
        
        denial of economic, democratic, and social rights
      - aim
        
        prevent atrocities against SC/STs by persons other than SC/STs
        
        made in furtherance of provisions of
        
        abolition of untouchability - art 17
        
        equality - art 14, 15
      - history
        
        its a stringent act made to overcome the shortcomings of 'prevention of civil rights act, 1955'
      - time line
        
        2016 in "S.K. mahajan case"- SC diluted the act -
        
        anticipatory bail
        
        preliminary enquiry to check if complaint is "frivolous or motivated"
        
        FIR and arrests can be done only after satisfaction(of police) in preliminary enquiry
        
        arrest not necessary
        
        public servant cant be arrested without written permission of appointing authority
        
        govt amended the law to negate SC ruling
        
        protests against SC ruling
        
        SC upheld the amendments by govt reversing its earlier position
        
        rationale
        
        presumption of misuse not justified
        
        crimes against SC/STs not decreasing
        
        preliminary enquiry will hold back already vulnerable section to file complaints
        
        attaching caste as reason to file false report no justified
        
        provisions against concept of 'protective discrimination' highlighted in C(eg- art 15(4))
        
        so no provisions of 2016 SC ruling are applicable- (remember this)
      - facts
        
        NCRB 2017 - increase of 6% in cases in 2017 wrt 2016