Original sentence: According to Rule 7(1) investigation of offence committed under the SC/ST Act cannot be investigated by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).According to which out of the total posts sanction by the government under Indian Police Service (IPS) more than 15 percent of the posts are vacant.An investigation carried out and charge sheet filed by an incompetent officer is liable to be quashed.Hence, there should be an amendment to this rule.In regards to this various High Courts have vitiated the trail based on the above rule and, therefore set aside the order of conviction.Proceedings based on such an investigation are required to be quashed.Shri Pravin Rashtrapal, Member of Parliament rightly pointed out that we do not have sufficient officers at that level.Similarly, Madras High Court in M.State of Tamil Nadu held that investigation conducted by an officer other than a DSP is improper and bad in law.This basically means that there is one IPS officer of 77,000 SC/STs
Edited sentence: According to Rule 7(1) investigation of an offence committed under the SC/ST Act cannot be investigated by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).An investigation carried out and charge sheet filed by an incompetent officer is more than likely to be quashed.Of the total posts sanctioned by the government under Indian Police Service (IPS) more than 15 percent of the posts are vacant.Shri Pravin Rashtrapal, Member of Parliament rightly pointed out that ther are insufficient officers at that level.Similarly, the Madras High Court in M.State of Tamil Nadu held that investigation conducted by an officer other than a DSP is improper and bad in law and proceedings based on such an investigation are required to be quashed.This basically means that there is one IPS officer for 77,000 SC/STs.Various High Courts have vitiated the trail based on the above rule and have improperly set aside the order of conviction