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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Murder Case Due to Unreliable Evidence and Lack of Casteist Intent. Conviction under Sections 302, 323 IPC and Sections 3(2)(v), 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Talari Naresh, was convicted by the Trial Court for the murder of Shiva Shankar, a Scheduled Caste member, under Sections 302 and 323 I...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal in SC/ST Act Case — Caste Certificate Cancellation Upheld. Writ Appeal Against Single Judge's Order Dismissed as Withdrawn Without Liberty to File Fresh Petition.

The appellants, Smt. M. Manjula, Smt. M. Saraswathi, and Smt. M. Gayathri, filed a writ appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, ...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings 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 appellant, Ramesh Chandra Vaishya, filed an appeal by special leave against the judgment of the Allahabad High Court dismissing his application un...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in SC/ST Act Case — Summoning Order Under Section 319 CrPC Set Aside for Lack of Sufficient Evidence. Court holds that mere naming of accused in witness deposition without corroboration or satisfaction of higher standard under Section 319 CrPC cannot justify summoning.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Jitendra Nath Mishra against the order of the Allahabad High Court dated 1st June 2022, which had dismis...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Cognizance Order in SC/ST Act Case — Holds That Special Court Can Take Cognizance Directly and That High Court's Refusal to Quash Proceedings Was Not Erroneous.

The case involves a special leave petition filed by Ramveer Upadhyay and another against the State of Uttar Pradesh and another respondent. The petiti...

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Supreme Court Remands Victim's Appeal in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Cursory High Court Order. High Court Failed to Re-appreciate Evidence in Appeal Against Acquittal Under Sections 3(1)(x) and 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST Act and Sections 354, 504, 506 IPC.

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order dismissing the victim's appeal against acquittal under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (P...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...