The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
(SC/ST POA)
Power of State Governmentto imposecollective fine.
Chapter 4: RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
Section: 16
The provisions of section 10A of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955) shall, so far as may be, apply for the purposes of imposition and realisation of collective fine and for all other matters connected therewith under this Act.
