law: Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
  7. Forfeiture of property of certain persons
  (1) Where a person has been convicted of any offence punishable
  
  under this Chapter, the Special Court may, in addition to awarding any
  
  punishment, by order in writing, declare that any property, movable or
  
  immovable or both, belonging to the person, which has been used for the
  
  commission of that offence, shall stand forfeited to Government.
  (2) Where any person is accused of any offence under this
  
  Chapter, it shall be open to the Special Court trying him to pass an order that
  
  all or any of the properties, movable or immovable or both, belonging to him,
  
  shall, during the period of such trial, be attached , and where such trial ends
  
  in conviction, the property so attached shall be liable to the extent it is
  
  required for the purpose of realization of any fine imposed under this chapter.