Amendment of section 2.

In section 2 of the principal Act, in sub-section (/),-

1. (i) after clause (b), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- '(bb) "dependent" means the spouse, children, parents, brother and sister of the victim, who are dependent wholly or mainly on such victim for his support and maintenance;

1. (be) "economic boycott" means-
   • (i) a refusal to deal \\ ith. work for hire or do business with other person; or
   • (ii) to deny opportunities includingacce s to services orcontractual opportunities for rendering sen ice for cnns1deration: or
   • (iii) to refuse to do an:1J,1~; or ,he ,e~s on \\h ch 1hings would be commonI: done 111 the ordin~ ccu--se of :,:.:.s -ess. o:
2. (fr) to abstain from the professional or bus -ess re \\ould maintain " i1h Olher person: (bd) ·'Exclusive Special Court" means the Exclusive Special Court es1ab- lished under sub-section (/) of section 14 exclusively to try the offences under this Act;
3. (be) "forest rights" shall have the meaning assigned to it in sub-section (/) ofsection 3 ofthe Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Fores1Dwellers (Recognition ofForest Rights) Act. 2006; 2 of 2007.
4. (bf) "manual scavenger" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) ofsub-section(/) ofsection 2 ofthe Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013; 25 of 2013.
5. (bg) "public servant·· means a public servant as defined under section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. as \, ell as an) other person deemed 10 be a public -15 of I860. servant under an) other la\\ for 1he 1ime bemg in force and includes :!n: oerson acting in his official capacit: under 1he Central Go,emmem or ,re late Government. as the case ma) be:·:
   • (ii) after clause (e), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:'(ea) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; .(eb) "social boycott" means a refusal to permit a person to render to other person or receive from him any customary service or to abstain from social relations that one would maintain with other person or to isolate him from others:
6. (ec) ..\ ictim.. means any indi\ idual ,,ho falls\\ ithin the definition of the '·Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes·· under clause (c) ofsub-sectit:11 i) ofsection2. and who has suffered orexperienced ph:sical. mental. pS) chological, emotional or monetary harm or harm to his propert) as a result ofthe commission ofany offence under this Act and includes his relatives, legal guardian and legal heirs;
7. (ed) "witness" means any person who is acquainted with the facts and circumstances. or is in possession ofany informationor has knowledge necessar: for the purpose of investigation, inquiry or trial ofany crime involving an offence under this Act, and who is or may be required to give information or '1.il-.e a statement or produce any document during investigation, inquir: or trial ofsuch case and mcludes a victim ofsuch offence;': •, 128 (5)
   • (iii) for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituteg, namely:- "(}) the words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 or the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1973, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those enactments.". 45 of 1860. I of 1872. 2 or 1974.