https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286280 Rule 7 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 is described as valid because the rule-making power under the Act supports requiring investigation by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. Section 9 is treated as a broad enabling provision permitting the State Government to confer investigative powers on officers below that rank, and such delegation is said not to be displaced by the Central Rules. An irregularity in investigation does not, by itself, vitiate prosecution unless failure of justice or prejudice is shown; earlier investigations were therefore not automatically void. en-us Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:50:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286280 Rule 7 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 is described as valid because the rule-making power under the Act supports requiring investigation by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. Section 9 is treated as a broad enabling provision permitting the State Government to confer investigative powers on officers below that rank, and such delegation is said not to be displaced by the Central Rules. An irregularity in investigation does not, by itself, vitiate prosecution unless failure of justice or prejudice is shown; earlier investigations were therefore not automatically void. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286280