Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges: Insult Must Be in Public View (2025 INSC 132)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an offense under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is made out when the alleged insult or abuse occurs within the confines of an office and not in public view. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Case Name: Karuppudayar vs. […]

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Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case: Mendar Singh vs. State of Bihar (2024) INSC 969 (10 December 2024)

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Supreme Court Reinstates Bail After High Court Recall in Atrocities Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can recall its order granting bail without any allegation of violation of bail conditions or misuse of liberty by the accused. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989). Case Name: Mendar

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Supreme Court on Quashing Criminal Proceedings Based on Settlement in Heinous Offences: XYZ vs. State of Gujarat (2024)

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Supreme Court on Quashing Criminal Proceedings Based on Settlement in Heinous Offences: XYZ vs. State of Gujarat (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can quash criminal proceedings of non-compoundable offences based on a settlement without verifying the genuineness of the settlement, especially in cases involving serious offences against women. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case

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Supreme Court quashes proceedings in false promise of marriage case: Ms. X vs. Mr. A (2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings in False Promise of Marriage Case: Ms. X vs. Mr. A (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage constitutes rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, when the promise is allegedly false. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ms. X vs. Mr.

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Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Prabhat Kumar Mishra vs. State of U.P. (2024)

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Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Prabhat Kumar Mishra vs. State of U.P. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether work-related stress and alleged harassment by superiors constitute abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and whether the offense under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of

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Supreme Court quashes conviction under SC/ST Act due to lack of caste-based intent: Dashrath Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024)

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Supreme Court quashes conviction under SC/ST Act due to lack of caste-based intent: Dashrath Sahu vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an offense under Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 requires the act to be committed with the specific intention that the victim belongs to

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Supreme Court quashes charges under SC/ST Act in political rivalry case: Shashikant Sharma & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (2023) INSC 1036 (01 December 2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges in Political Rivalry Case Date of the Judgment: 01 December 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 1036 Judges: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J., Sandeep Mehta, J. Can charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) be sustained if the alleged offense lacks a direct connection

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Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony in Atrocities Case: Jitendra Nath Mishra vs. State of U.P. (2023) INSC 576

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Supreme Court Upholds Summoning of Accused Based on Trial Testimony in Atrocities Case Date of the Judgment: June 2, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 576 Judges: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Pankaj Mithal Can a trial court summon a person as an accused based on evidence presented during the trial, even if that person was not

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Caste Abuse Case: Ramesh Chandra Vaishya vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Caste Abuse Case: Ramesh Chandra Vaishya vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 19th May, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 569 Judges: S. Ravindra Bhat, J., Dipankar Datta, J. Can a verbal altercation, absent specific casteist remarks and public view, constitute an offense under the Scheduled Castes

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Land Dispute Case: Gulam Mustafa vs. State of Karnataka (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Land Dispute Case: Gulam Mustafa vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal FIR can be quashed when it arises from a civil dispute and is used to exert pressure, especially when there’s a significant delay in raising the dispute and the allegations under the SC/ST Act appear

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Land Dispute Case: Gulam Mustafa vs. State of Karnataka (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR in Land Dispute Case: Gulam Mustafa vs. State of Karnataka (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 5112 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a long-standing civil dispute over land ownership justify a criminal complaint? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question,

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Supreme Court Quashes Atrocities Act Case in Property Dispute: B. Venkateswaran vs. P. Bakthavatchalam (2023)

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Supreme Court Quashes Atrocities Act Case in Property Dispute: B. Venkateswaran vs. P. Bakthavatchalam (2023) Date of the Judgment: January 5, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 18 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and Krishna Murari, J. Can a property dispute be twisted into a case of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes? The Supreme Court of

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