SC ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Casteist slurs inside private home and outside public gaze not offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
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Casteist slurs inside private home and outside public gaze not offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court

Ritwik Choudhury
3 min read
Supreme Court drops SC/ST Act charges against Vyapam whistleblower Dr. Anand Rai
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Supreme Court drops SC/ST Act charges against Vyapam whistleblower Dr. Anand Rai

Ritu Yadav
3 min read
Allahabad HC seeks explanation from trial judge over issuance of summons under non-existent SC/ST Act provision
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Allahabad HC seeks explanation from trial judge over issuance of summons under non-existent SC/ST Act provision

Ritu Yadav
3 min read
SC/ST Act: Karnataka HC denies relief to police constable accused of refusing to marry Dalit woman citing her caste
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SC/ST Act: Karnataka HC denies relief to police constable accused of refusing to marry Dalit woman citing her caste

Megha Menon
2 min read
Telangana High Court quashes FIR against two civil judges in SC/ST Act case
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Telangana High Court quashes FIR against two civil judges in SC/ST Act case

Ratna Singh
2 min read
Karnataka High Court grants bail to 99 convicts in 2014 SC/ST Act case
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Karnataka High Court grants bail to 99 convicts in 2014 SC/ST Act case

Ayesha Arvind
2 min read
Himachal Pradesh High Court grants first interim bail in case under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
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Himachal Pradesh High Court grants first interim bail in case under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita

Mohsin Dar
2 min read
Delhi Court seeks action taken report on Sameer Wankhede’s complaint against IPS officer Gyaneshwar Singh
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Delhi Court seeks action taken report on Sameer Wankhede’s complaint against IPS officer Gyaneshwar Singh

Bar & Bench
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SC/ST Act not attracted if caste-based verbal abuse takes place inside house with no outsider: Allahabad High Court
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SC/ST Act not attracted if caste-based verbal abuse takes place inside house with no outsider: Allahabad High Court

Ratna Singh
3 min read
Karnataka High Court refuses to close case against persons booked for attacking Dalit family over temple entry
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Karnataka High Court refuses to close case against persons booked for attacking Dalit family over temple entry

Ratna Singh
3 min read
Karnataka High Court convicts ten for attacking Dalits who complained against upper caste man
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Karnataka High Court convicts ten for attacking Dalits who complained against upper caste man

Ratna Singh
3 min read
Karnataka Court acquits seven men accused of raping minor, says survivor's conduct cast doubts on her story
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Karnataka Court acquits seven men accused of raping minor, says survivor's conduct cast doubts on her story

Bar & Bench
2 min read
Madhya Pradesh High Court says abusing by caste name Chamar in staffroom not offence under SC/ST Act since staffroom not public place
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Madhya Pradesh High Court says abusing by caste name Chamar in staffroom not offence under SC/ST Act since staffroom not public place

Bar & Bench
2 min read
Gujarat High Court expresses anguish over misuse of SC/ST Act; quashes complaint by one BJP leader against another
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Gujarat High Court expresses anguish over misuse of SC/ST Act; quashes complaint by one BJP leader against another

Narsi Benwal
3 min read
Cannot infer that sound made by neighbour from his house was with sexual intent: Bombay High Court grants anticipatory bail in stalking case
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Cannot infer that sound made by neighbour from his house was with sexual intent: Bombay High Court grants anticipatory bail in stalking case

Neha Joshi
3 min read
Allahabad High Court acquits rape accused who spent 21 years in jail; disapproves registry not listing appeal for 14 years
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Allahabad High Court acquits rape accused who spent 21 years in jail; disapproves registry not listing appeal for 14 years

Ratna Singh
3 min read
"Inadvertent mistake": Madhya Pradesh High Court modifies judgment that said rape convict was "kind enough" to leave survivor alive
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"Inadvertent mistake": Madhya Pradesh High Court modifies judgment that said rape convict was "kind enough" to leave survivor alive

Ratna Singh
2 min read
Madhya Pradesh High Court says rape convict kind enough to leave survivor alive; reduces life sentence to 20 years' jail
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Madhya Pradesh High Court says rape convict kind enough to leave survivor alive; reduces life sentence to 20 years' jail

Ratna Singh
3 min read
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