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Enactment of Criminal Tribes Act 1871
- When
- 1871
- Where
- North India
The Criminal Tribes Act 1871 was enacted, initially applying mostly in North India, creating categories for communities deemed habitually criminal.
The Act was applied mostly in North India before extension to Bengal in 1876. It created the category of 'eunuch' for gender non-conforming communities and listed various castes as criminal-by-birth, following the precedent of the Thuggee Act 1836.
Sources
- Criminal Tribes Act Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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