The Delhi High Court has established a crucial precedent concerning bail applications under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. This landmark decision, delivered by Justice Navin Chawla, underscores the indispensable requirement of hearing the victim or complainant before granting bail to the accused in cases filed under the SC/ST Act. […]
The bench of the Supreme Court, including Justice BR Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, and Justice Sandeep Mehta, emphasized the importance of deliberate intent as per Section 3(1)(xi) of the SC/ST Act. The justices noted that an act of outraging modesty qualifies under this section only if it is executed with a clear intention targeting […]
In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court has made a significant observation regarding the applicability of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) in instances of caste-based verbal abuse occurring within private premises. The judgment, delivered by Justice Suneet Kumar, provides a nuanced interpretation of the Act’s scope, […]
In a pivotal judgment, the Kerala High Court has made a significant decision regarding the suspension of sentences in the infamous Madhu lynching case. Madhu, a mentally challenged tribal youth, was brutally beaten to death in Palakkad’s Attapady in February 2018, after being accused of stealing rice from a grocery shop. Also read- Kerala High […]
The Allahabad High Court has set aside a cognizance order implicating an individual under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, emphasizing that mere victimhood of a member of the SC/ST community does not automatically implicate the accused under the Act. Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur) clarified that for the 1989 Act to apply, there must be […]