SC/ST Act: Supreme Court refuses to stay 'no instant arrest'; highlights

The Centre has filed a review petition over the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the SC/ST Act. Know all the latest developments in the controversy over the Supreme Court's SC/ST ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Centre's demand for a stay on the court's March 20 ruling on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 or SC/ST Act, saying the judgment was only aimed at putting a filter on immediate arrest.

"We have made it clear that there is no bar on arrest if any other offence is committed. The judgment does not say there should be no FIR but the judgment simply puts a filter on immediate arrest", the court said.

The Centre has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court over