Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with Section 3(2)(v)

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 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 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 Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Kanchan Sharma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021)

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Supreme Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Charges: Kanchan Sharma vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the charges of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and offences under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 can be sustained based on the available evidence.

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Supreme Court Upholds Rape Conviction but Sets Aside SC/ST Act Conviction in Patan Jamal Vali vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (27 April 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Rape Conviction but Sets Aside SC/ST Act Conviction in Patan Jamal Vali vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (27 April 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Intersectionality of caste, gender and disability in cases of sexual assault and the interpretation of Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

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Supreme Court Partially Upholds Conviction in Rape Case, Sets Aside SC/ST Act Conviction: Asharfi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (8 December 2017)

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Date of the Judgment: 8 December 2017 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J. and R. Banumathi, J. Can a conviction under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be upheld if the prosecution fails to prove that the crime was committed specifically because the victim belonged to a

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