As per the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) annual report, published on August 29, 2021, atrocities and crimes against scheduled castes increased by 1.2%. (50,291 cases) compared to 2020. While untouchability has been outlawed by the Indian constitution since 1950, the Atrocities Act is the first statute to specifically classify all verbal, physical, and “political, ritual, or symbolic violence” against Dalits and Adivasis as crimes or “atrocities.” However, despite numerous revisions and three decades since its first introduction, the act has not resulted in a significant shift in society. Further, very few cases get filed under the Atrocities Act resulting in convictions, and most never ever reach the courtroom. Dalit and Adivasi atrocities have been reduced to political bouts for political parties as the communities await justice.