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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Caste Insult. Conviction under Sections 302, 341, 294(b), 506(ii) IPC r/w SC/ST Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove caste-based motive and murder beyond reasonable doubt.

The case involves an appeal by Rajesh, Mahadevan, and Anand (Accused Nos.1, 2, and 6) against their conviction and sentence by the I Additional and Se...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Atrocity Case — Prosecution Failed to Prove Caste-Based Insult Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Acquittal Upheld as Evidence of Caste Abuse Was Unreliable and Contradictory Under Section 3(1)(10) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of Lalabhai Matambhai Bharwad and another respondent by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad C...

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Atrocity Case Due to Death of Complainant and Lack of Evidence. Appeal under Section 378 CrPC fails as original complainant Shantaben Gulabbhai Bhil died and no other evidence supports conviction under Sections 354 IPC and 3(1)(11) SC/ST Act.

The State of Gujarat filed an appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 07.0...

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Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal in Murder and Atrocity Case Due to Unreliable Witnesses and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302, 120B, 143, 147, 148, 149 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The State of Gujarat filed an acquittal appeal against the judgment dated 03.09.2004 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhavnagar in Special Atr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Anticipatory Bail Application in POCSO and Atrocities Act Case - Section 42-A POCSO Act Prevails Over Section 14-A Atrocities Act, Making Section 438 CrPC Maintainable.

The case involved an anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC by Aniket Labade, accused of offences under IPC, POCSO Act, and SC/ST Act. T...

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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence. Court holds that mere allegations without corroboration cannot justify denial of bail under Section 14-A(2) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The judgment pertains to three criminal appeals filed by accused persons (Amol Sonawne, Sanket Somwanshi, and Arun Saha) against the rejection of thei...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder and Atrocity Case — Acquittal Upheld Due to Inconsistent Evidence. Prosecution Failed to Prove Unlawful Assembly and Caste-Based Motive Under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302, 109 read with 149 IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act.

The State of Karnataka appealed against the judgment dated 30.09.2014 passed by the Special Judge and II Additional Sessions Judge, Bijapur in Spl.C.N...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Intent to Humiliate and Absence of Public View. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Prosecution Did Not Prove Intent to Humiliate Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of five respondents (original accused) by the 1st Adhoc Assistant Sessions Judge, Baramati, fo...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Public View Element in Caste-Based Insult Allegation. Offence under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 requires insult to be in public view, which was absent as incident occurred inside a house.

This judgment arises from a criminal revision application filed by three applicants (original accused) challenging an order dated 07/09/2015 passed by...