Punishment for neglect of duties.
"4. (I) Whoever, being a public servant but not being a melllber of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, wilfully neglects his duties required to be pCliolll1ed by him under this Act and the rules made thereunder, shall be punishable]with imprisonment for a term which sha.1I not be less th::m six months but which m<.lY ixtend to one year.
(2) The Juties of public servant referred to in sllb~section (lr shall indude
(a) to read out to an inl"onnant the information given or111Y. and reduced LO writing by the officer in charge of the poliL:c station. before t king lhe signature of the informam;
I (I) to correctly prepare, frame and translate any docUll1ent or electronic record: I I I I I I
(b) to register [\ complaint or a Firsl Information Reportlullder this Act and other relevant provisions and to regis[er it under appropriate sections of this Act; 1
(c) to furnish a copy of the information so recorde1 forthwith to the informant; I
(d) to record the statemenl of the victims or witnesses;1
(e) to conduct the investigation and file charge sheet in the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court within a period of sixty days.lllld to explain the delay irany, in writing;
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(g) t perform any other duty specified in this Act or the rules made thereunder:
Provi1 cd that the charges in this regard against the public servant shall be booked on he recommendation of an administrative enquiry.
(3) The c gnizance in respect of any dereliction of duty referred to in sub-section (2) b a public servant shall be taken by the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court and shall give direction for penal proceedings against such public servant.".
6. In section 8 of he principal Acl,-
(i) in c1aus~ (a), for the words "any financial assistance to a person accused of', the words "~ny ffanCi31 as.sistance in rchHion to the olTences commlt1ed by a person accused of" shal be SubSllluted;
(ii) after cI use (b), the following clause shall be inserted. namely:- "(c) le accused was having personal knowledge of the vJctim or his family. the1rourt shall presume that the accused was aware of the caste or tribal identity of he victim, unless the contrary is proved.".
7. In section 10 o'the principal Act, in sub-section (1),-
(a) after the words and figures "article 244 of the Constitution". the words, brackets and fig res "or any area identified under the provisions or clause (vii) or sub-section (2) 0 . SCJ;tioll 21" shall be inserted:
(b) for the vords "two YCJrs", the words "three years" shall be substituted.
Amendment of secliun 8.
AIl1~ndll1cnt of !\cction 10.