High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Failure to Try Cross-Cases Together and Unreliable Witnesses. Conviction under Sections 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 504, 506 read with 149 IPC set aside as trial court did not follow mandatory procedure of simultaneous trial of cross-cases and witnesses resiled from examination-in-chief.
21 Dec 2018The appeal arose from a conviction under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and various IPC sections. The incident occurred on 24.02.200...
