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Criminal Tribes Act and caste-based criminalization in British India (1871–1952)

Criminal Tribes Act and caste-based criminalization in British India (1871–1952)

  2. Act extended beyond North India

    Labels: Bengal Presidency, Colonial Administration

  3. Inquiry recommended wider application of the Act

    Labels: Official Inquiry, Colonial Policy

  4. Amendment enabled “reformatory” settlements for children

    Labels: Reformatory Settlements, Child Removal

  5. Revised Criminal Tribes Act broadened reach

    Labels: Revised Act, Colonial Law

  6. Criminal Tribes Act consolidated as Act VI

    Labels: Criminal Tribes, All-India

  7. Nehru publicly condemned the Act’s principle

    Labels: Jawaharlal Nehru, Nationalist Critique

  8. Independence-era review began in Bombay Presidency

    Labels: Bombay Presidency, Independence Era

  9. Ayyangar Committee examined the Act nationwide

    Labels: Ayyangar Committee, Nationwide Review

  10. Criminal Tribes Act, 1924 repealed (India)

    Labels: Repeal 1952, Republic of

  11. Communities “denotified” after repeal

    Labels: Denotification, Affected Communities

  12. Habitual Offenders laws replaced collective notification model

    Labels: Habitual Offenders, Postcolonial Legislation