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 […]
Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Based on Compromise: Ramawatar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court quash criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, based on a compromise between the parties? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Ramawatar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Narad Patel vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2019) Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 448 Judges: Arun Mishra, J. and Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Can a person be convicted under Section 3(1)(x)
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Doubtful Identification Date of the Judgment: 02 May 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 417 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a person be convicted of a crime if their identification is doubtful? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Atrocities Case Based on Complainant’s Affidavit: Mallanna & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be modified based on a compromise affidavit by the complainant? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Atrocities Case Name: Mallanna &
Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2017 Citation: Ishwar Pratap Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 2039 of 2017 (Arising out of SLP (Crl) No. 6835 of 2015) Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Amitava Roy, J. Can a National Commission dictate the course of a police investigation?
