Search Results for "caste insult"

271 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 271 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Gujarat High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Public View Element. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred Inside a Shop, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellant, Pinakinbhai Ravindrakumar Shukla, was convicted by the learned Additional District Judge and Presiding Officer, 2nd Fast Track Court, K...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Three Accused in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony. Conviction under Section 376D IPC and SC/ST Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The case pertains to an appeal against the conviction of three accused persons under Section 376D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3(2)(v) r...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against 24 Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Public View Element. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred in Private Setting, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The petitioners, 24 individuals, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Pr...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 376 IPC set aside as prosecutrix's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support rape.

The appellant, Sanjay s/o Anna Sose, was convicted by the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Buldana in Sessions Trial No.89/1998 for an offenc...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer of Assistant Town Planner for Facebook Post Critical of Democracy. Expression of Opinion on Social Media Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.

The petitioner, Jayant Sarvottamrao Kharwadkar, was an Assistant Town Planner in the Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad, with 19 years of service and a...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Outraging Modesty. Slapping Alone Does Not Constitute Offence Under Section 354 IPC or Section 3(1)(xi) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by Sadashiv Lokhande against his conviction by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Yavatmal in Sp...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Revision, Quashes Charge in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Police Inspector Accused of Caste-Based Insult Cannot Be Prosecuted Without Prior Sanction as Acts Were in Discharge of Official Duty.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the accused, a Police Inspector, against an order of the Special Judge, Panaji, dated 21.6....

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Cases Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent and Procedural Lapses. Court held that mere registration of FIR under SC/ST Act does not bar anticipatory bail if no prima facie case of intentional insult or intimidation in public view is made out.

The judgment involves two separate criminal applications for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed by app...