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High Court of Karnataka Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Against Accused in Private Altercation — Insult Not in Public View. Alleged Caste-Based Insult Occurred Inside a Shop, Not in Public View, Failing to Attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The petitioners, Bhimappa Jantakal @ Bhimanna and three others, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Supreme Court upholds High Court's Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Under SC/ST Act, Holding Conversion to Christianity Does Not entitle Caste-Based Protection.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashing criminal proceedings against accused persons under Section 482 of the Co...

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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...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 18A of SC/ST Act Against Challenge of Unconstitutionality — Amendment Restores Pre-Dr. Subhash Kashinath Position After Review

The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Section 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198...

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Bombay High Court Holds Caste Certificate Must Be from Native Place Authority in Scheduled Tribe Claim Case. Full Bench Answers Reference Affirmatively, Overruling Niraj More's View on Jurisdictional Validity of Caste Certificates.

The case arose from a reference made by a Division Bench in Rajendra Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, which disagreed with the earlier Division Bench d...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Intent to Humiliate in Public View. Allegations of Caste-Based Abuse and Assault Failed to Disclose Essential Ingredients Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989.

The petitioner, Sri Shailesh Kumar V., filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of FIR N...

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Caste-Based Insult and Public View Requirement. Allegations of Land Dispute Do Not Attract Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act as Insult Not on Account of Caste and Incident Occurred Inside Building Not in Public View.

The appellant, Hitesh Verma, challenged the order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P...