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SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

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RAVINDRA SUBHAH BORDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant was arrested for murder under Section 103(1) of the BNS and Sections 3(2)(v) and 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stemming from a dispute where the deceased stabbed the appellant and the appellant allegedly assaulted the deceased, leading to the latter's death. The …

RAHULversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The appellant Rahul was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for alleged rape and caste‑related abuse following a broken marriage promise. The victim, a 20‑year‑old woman, had given contradictory statements under Sections 180 and 183 of the CrPC, and …

ARCHANA KUMARI MEDHAVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

The petitioner filed an FIR on 20 May 2016 (Case Crime No. 277 of 2016) alleging offences under Sections 406, 420, 471, 467, 468, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The trial court, after a protest petition, ordered a …

SUNITA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Sunita Devi filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to cancel the bail granted to the accused in Session Trial No. 2114 of 2025, which involved offences under several sections of the same Act. The appeal was listed before the Allahabad High …

DR BADRI PRASAD AGRAWALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Dr. Badri Prasad Agrawal, a 79‑year‑old senior citizen, appealed against a bail rejection order of a Special Judge under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The FIR alleged that he raped a domestic worker on 4‑Nov‑2024 and threatened to release a video, but the FIR was lodged only on …

ANKU SHAKYAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Anku Shakya was charged under IPC sections 376(1) and 506, the POCSO Act sections 3 and 4, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act sections 3(2)(5) and 14A(2). The Additional District & Sessions Judge denied bail in Bail Application No. 421 of 2017. The appellant filed a criminal …

TINKUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Tinku filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to set aside a bail rejection order dated 19 May 2017 in a case involving charges of rape under Section 376 IPC, offences under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act. The appeal was …

DILEEP GAUDversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The appellant Dileep Gaud filed a criminal appeal under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 challenging a bail order dated 26 July 2017 passed by the Special Judge in a case involving offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and the SC/ST Act. The State informed the Court that …

IMRANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Imran appealed against the order of the Special Judge dated 24 March 2026 in a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking bail. The FIR, lodged on 22 January 2026 by a 40‑year‑old married woman, alleged rape, blackmail and theft, but was filed after an unexplained …

MANISH KUMAR GUPTA ALIAS MANISH GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Manish Kumar Gupta appealed to the Allahabad High Court against an order dated 28‑03‑2026 of the Additional District and Sessions Judge that denied him bail in a case under Section 3(2)(5) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellant had earlier been granted bail on 09‑03‑2026 by a …

VIRENDRA AND 10 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The appellants, Virendra and ten others, appealed against the State of Uttar Pradesh challenging the charge‑sheet and cognizance order dated October 2019 in a case involving offences under IPC sections 147, 148, 323/149, 504, 506 and SC/ST Act sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)Dha. They claimed that the …

Bechan RautversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Bechan Raut, was charged with murdering two persons, including a child, under Sections 103 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He applied for regular bail, claiming innocence and no prior criminal record, while the …

Sachin Kumar MahtoversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Sachin Kumar Mahto, appealed against the order of the Exclusive Special Judge that rejected his anticipatory bail application in a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act. The prosecution alleged that the …

Pankaj Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The appellants, Pankaj Kumar Singh and Anuj Singh, were charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Arms Act. They applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by the Special Judge, District and Additional Sessions …

PRIYA @ PINKI @ BANTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Priya (also known as Pinki and Banta) was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the murder of a six‑year‑old girl, based on a charge‑sheet that implicated her only during investigation, not in the FIR. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence such as …

Ankit Kumar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, residents of Jaipur, were charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged caste‑based abuse, assault and an attempt to outrage modesty against a caretaker, Kalawati Devi, in Saran, Bihar. The appellants contended that the FIR was filed as a …

LALU TIWARI ALIAS KAMLAKANT AND 3 OTHERSversusState of UP AND ANOTHER

The appellants Lalu Tiwari alias Kamlakant and three others filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking anticipatory bail in a case involving offences under IPC sections 323, 354, 504, 506 and SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(d)(dha). The trial …

Pratik Kumar @ Pratik SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Pratik Kumar, was charged under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023, the Arms Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly firing at the respondent's son, an incident that the prosecution said involved two persons on a bike, one identified as Badal Kumar. The …

Subodh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Subodh Kumar, appealed against the order of the District and Additional Sessions Judge that denied his bail in a case involving alleged gang rape and criminal intimidation under Sections 376(D)/34 of the IPC and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. The prosecution alleged that the …

RAJ KUMAR @ RAJU KAUSHIKversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Raj Kumar, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to set aside a bail order dated 26‑11‑2025 passed by the Special Judge, Hathras. The appeal arose from a case involving multiple offences under the SC/ST Act and the Arms …

FAIZ @ SHAHFAIZversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Faiz @ Shahfaiz, appealed against the order denying bail in a murder case filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions. The FIR alleged that the deceased was assaulted and killed by a group of accused, including the appellant. The defence …

DEVENDRA SINGH VERMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Devendra Singh Verma, appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to set aside a Special Judge's order denying bail in a case involving alleged caste‑related abuse, cheating, and forgery. The FIR alleged that the …

ANAND RAJ SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Anand Raj Singh appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to set aside an order that rejected his anticipatory bail in a case involving multiple IPC offences and a provision of the SC/ST Act. The appeal listed two counsels for the …

SHRI RAMversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Shriram, was alleged in a FIR of 28 June 2021 to have participated in an attempt to outrage a woman's modesty and a shooting incident, but the investigating officer exonerated him and did not include him in the charge-sheet. During trial, the Special Judge summoned Shriram under …

KAPIL KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Kapil Kumar appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking to quash an order dated 06.12.2024 passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST (P.A.) in Bijnor, which had framed charges under Sections 115(2), 351(3), 352 BNS and 3(1)5‑Ka of the …

JAI KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Jai Kumar, who was charged with gang‑rape, video‑recording of the act, and offences under the IPC, POCSO Act and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused and a co‑accused raped the victim, recorded the act …

KETAN PATELversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant, Ketan Patel, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging a bail order dated 03‑04‑2026 passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act) in Jhansi. The appeal arose from a bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 442 …

ANKIT YADAV AND 6 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioners, led by Ankit Yadav, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR dated 1‑April‑2026 that alleged offences under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. During the hearing, the petitioners withdrew their challenge to the FIR and instead …

SANTOSH SAINIversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

Santosh Saini appealed to the Allahabad High Court under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, seeking to quash a Special Judge's order rejecting his anticipatory bail application in a case involving offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The appeal was listed, but no …

SANJAY ALIAS SANJU PATERIAversusSTATE OF UP AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Sanjay Alias Sanju Pateria, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the filing of a charge sheet (Crime No. 232 of 2025) under several sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petition sought to quash the charge sheet on the ground that the FIR was …

PARWATI PRAJAPATI @ PARWATI DEVI AND 3 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Petitioners Parwati Prajapati and three others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 22‑02‑2026 lodged by a third‑party informant under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions. The State argued that an earlier FIR dated 03‑02‑2026 had …

Mrityunjay Kumar @ Mirtunjay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Mrityunjay Kumar and Shikshanjay Kumar, were charged in a SC/ST case arising from a dispute over a goat that led to alleged assault on the informant and her family, including a simple head injury to the informant's son. They sought anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, …

Ankit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The incident arose on 24 May 2025 in Siwan when two appellants were accused of rashly driving a motorcycle and assaulting an informant and his family, including caste-based abuse and tearing the informant's wife's blouse. The FIR listed charges under multiple sections of the Bihar Non‑tribal …

Victor BesraversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Victor Besra, Sonu Marandi and Mantu Marandi appealed against the denial of bail in a murder case registered under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The State and the respondent alleged that the appellants, particularly appellant No.2, had confessed to …

GANESH PRASAD SHARMA AND 2 OTHERSversusState of U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appeal challenges the order of the Special Judge who convicted Ganesh Prasad Sharma and his sons under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 and Section 3(2)(5A) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly preventing scheduled‑caste residents from using a government hand‑pump, installing a …

NATHUNI SHARMAversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellants, Nathuni Sharma and Chhedi Sharma, challenged the order of cognizance taken by the Special Judge under Sections 452, 376(D), 380, 506 IPC and Section 3(ii)(v) of the SC/ST (POA) Act based on an FIR alleging rape and robbery. The victim’s medical examination, conducted within hours of …

PRAHLAD PASWAN @ PRAMODversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant filed a complaint alleging assault, criminal intimidation, cheating, criminal breach of trust, attempt to murder and caste-based harassment under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, relating to a disputed piece of land. The Special Court took cognizance only …

Jai Prakash PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The complainant, a ward member of Ward 9, alleged that the headmaster of a school (appellant 1) and his nephew (appellant 2) abused her caste name, assaulted her and attempted to outrage her modesty on 31 May 2023, claiming the incident was linked to her desire to become chairperson of the Vidyalaya …

JYOTI SINGH YADAV @ JYOTI SINGHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

WITHDRAWN

The appellant, JYOTI SINGH YADAV, was charged under IPC sections 323 and 376D, the POCSO Act sections 4 and 8, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act sections 3(C)(r)(s), and Arms Act section 27. The appellant sought anticipatory bail against the order of the Additional District and Session Judge …

Vinod SawversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants Vinod, Subodh and Pramod were charged under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and her husband after a dispute over a public pathway. The lower court had denied …

RAVISHANKAR YADAV @ JAY SHANKAR KUMARversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, a group of Yadavs, were charged under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly abusing a customer of a grocery shop on caste grounds and for assaulting him in public. The lower court denied their anticipatory bail application, holding that the allegations …

Chhotu Tiwari @ Alok Tiwari @ Alok Kumar TiwariversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellant, Chhotu Tiwari, aged 19, was charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting an informant and allegedly using caste‑based slurs. The trial court denied his pre‑arrest bail, prompting an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST Act. The prosecution alleged that …

Saurabh Sunny @ Saurabh Kumar @ Saurabh SahniversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The appellant, Saurabh Sunny, was charged under several IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for alleged dowry‑related physical and mental torture of his wife. The trial court denied his pre‑arrest bail, prompting an appeal under Section 14(A)(2) of the SC/ST Act. The Patna High …

Gangesh Kumar @ Ganesh Kumar@ Gangesh MukhiyaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were charged under several sections of the Bihar Non-Statutory (BNS) Act, 2023 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting a minor with iron rods, stealing his phone, and hurling caste‑related abuses on the night of 13‑06‑2025. Their anticipatory bail …

Dasanand MandalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants were accused of forcibly entering the informant's house, assaulting her family, looting jewellery worth Rs. 2 lakh, and abducting the informant's daughter‑in‑law, with the prosecution invoking several sections of the Bihar Non‑tribal Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. …

Takori Manjhi @ Takauri Manjhi@ Takaudi AmnjhiversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Takori Manjhi, was charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting informant Prakash Paswan. The prosecution alleged a brutal assault with intent to murder, while the appellant contended …

RAJ NARAYAN SINGHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

ALLOWED

The appellant Raj Narayan Singh was implicated in a case arising from an old land dispute with the informant Ram Janam Ram. The FIR alleged offences under IPC sections 341, 323, 504, 506 and under Section 3(1)(V) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellant contended that the dispute …

GANESH YADAVversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, four Yadav brothers, were charged under IPC sections 304, 201, 308, Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly killing an informant's husband at a marriage ceremony. They filed an application seeking to set aside the …

Jitendra ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Jitendra Chaudhary, was charged under multiple IPC sections and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting and attempting to outrage the modesty of Urmila Devi and her family, including pouring acid on the husband. The appellant contended that he was falsely …

Pappu Sharma @ Pappu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellants, a group of individuals from the Sharma family, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a criminal matter arising from a 2020 case involving alleged offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Special Public Prosecutor opposed the bail, contending that the lower court had …

Shankar SharmaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shankar Sharma appealed against the denial of bail in a murder case (Azam Nagar PS Case No. 187 of 2024) where he was charged under IPC sections 302, 120(B), 34 and Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that the informant's husband was killed over a …

Virendra Uraon @ Birendra Uraon @ Kaial UraonversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Virendra Uraon, appealed against the denial of bail by the District and Additional Sessions Judge in a murder case alleged under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, read with Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, …

GAYATRI DEVIversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The informant alleged that on 26 January 2021 she was molested, verbally abused and assaulted by appellant Munib Chauhan, who also threatened to kill her, and that the informant’s father was assaulted with various weapons. The case was registered under IPC sections 341, 323, 352, 506 read with 34 …

DHANYA MversusSTATE OF KERALA & ORS.

2025 INSC 809Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant’s husband, Rajesh, who runs a lending firm, was declared a ‘notorious goonda’ and detained under Section 3(1) of the Kerala Anti‑Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 based on a police recommendation citing several criminal cases. He was already on bail in those cases, and the …

SHRI MAHADEV MEENAversusPRAVEEN RATHORE AND ANOTHER

2021 INSC 548Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Mahadev Meena, filed a complaint after his son, an IB officer, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The FIR alleged that the first respondent, Praveen Rathore, an anti‑corruption bureau constable, had a close relationship with the deceased's wife and was involved in a …

ISHWAR PRATAP SINGH & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.

2017 INSC 1155Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants were originally charged under IPC sections 323, 504 and 506. Two years later, following a complaint to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the Commission directed the police to add an offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, resulting in a …

BASKAR @ KANNANversusSTATE OF TAMIL NADU

2009 INSC 44Dismissed

The appellant, Baskar@Kannan, was convicted under Section 304 Part II of the IPC for his role in the fatal assault on the deceased, while another accused was convicted of murder under Section 302. The prosecution relied on the testimony of four eye‑witnesses, including PW‑1 who was also an injured …