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Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

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BHASKAR SARJERAO SHIRSATHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant Bhaskar, a member of the Hindu Mang Scheduled Caste, alleged that while collecting his ration from the shop of respondent Sitaram, he was verbally abused with caste slurs and physically assaulted by Sitaram in the presence of villagers. A FIR was lodged, a charge‑sheet filed and …

UMAJI SATERI LOHARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposed Off

The High Court considered an interim application filed by Umaji Sateri Lohar seeking suspension of the life sentence and rigorous imprisonment imposed by the Special Judge for offences under Sections 302 and 452 IPC. The trial court had relied on eyewitness testimony, CCTV footage, and medical …

ARPIT VISHNUBHAI DESAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The appellant, Arpit Vishnubhai Desai, filed an appeal under Section 14‑A of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking regular bail before the charge‑sheet was filed in FIR No.11191022260560 registered at Isanpur Police Station. The FIR alleged offences …

LALAN DARSHANBHAI SHIRISHKUMARversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The appellant sought anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, claiming he was falsely implicated in offences under the Act and the IPC. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, under the false pretext of marriage, had a …

Uday Kumar @ Uday Verma @ Uday Kumar VermaversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Uday Kumar, a Scheduled Caste individual, was convicted under multiple IPC offences, the Arms Act and the SC/ST Act, and his application for regular bail was rejected by the Special Judge. He appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, …

Motichand Ram @ Motichand ChamarversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The victim, Motichand Ram, filed a criminal appeal under the proviso to Section 372 of the CrPC against the acquittal of several accused in a case involving offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The trial court had convicted four accused under Sections 323, 341 and 325/34 IPC, but acquitted them …

Sanjay YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellant, Sanjay Yadav, appealed against the rejection of his anticipatory bail application filed under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in connection with a case registered for offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. The …

Rishu Kumar VarnwalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Rishu Kumar Varnwal, was charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for alleged rape, forced termination of pregnancy, and caste‑based verbal abuse. The trial court denied his prayer for anticipatory bail, holding that the allegations, …

Pradeep Shah @ Pradeep SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Pradeep Shah was charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and his family, uprooting flags, and using caste-based slurs on 13 August 2023. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by …

SUMITRABEN RAMCHANDRA PRAJAPATIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

The accused filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking to quash FIR No.11191035250793 registered for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The complainant and her husband appeared in …

Golu Kumar Das @ Golu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Golu Kumar Das, was arrested in connection with a case alleging that he entered a house and pressed the mouth and neck of a minor girl and assaulted a male adult. He faced charges under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Prevention of Children from Sexual …

HANSURA BAI & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR.

2025 INSC 711Disposed off

The appellants, mother and aunt of Deva Pardhi, challenged a High Court order that refused to transfer the investigation of Deva's custodial death to another agency and denied bail to the sole eyewitness, Gangaram Pardhi. Deva was allegedly tortured and killed by local police officers, and Gangaram, …

MUNILAKSHMIversusNARENDRA BABU & ANR.

2023 INSC 943Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined an appeal against the grant of regular bail to the accused (Respondent No.1) in a murder case involving sections 109, 120B, 201, 302, 450 and 454 IPC. After the bail was granted, key witnesses – the mother, sister and father of the deceased – turned hostile within twenty …

CHANDRAPALversusSTATE OF CHHATTISGARH (EARLIER M.P.)

2022 INSC 629Appeal(s) allowed

The case involved the disappearance and subsequent discovery of the decomposed bodies of a young couple, Kumari Brinda and Kanhaiya, who were found hanging from a tree. The prosecution alleged that Chandrapal, the appellant, conspired with others to murder the couple and later staged the deaths as …

STATE OF M.P.versusRAMJI LAL SHARMA & ANR.

2022 INSC 285Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Madhya Pradesh prosecuted four accused for the murder of Munshilal, alleging they acted with a common intention to kill. The trial court convicted all under IPC s.302 read with s.34, but the High Court acquitted two accused (Ramjilal Sharma and Brijesh Sharma) on the ground that ocular …

KANAKLATAversusSTATE OF (NCT) OF DELHI & ORS.

2015 INSC 90Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Kanaklata, challenged a discharge order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Rohini, which dismissed the accused under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The High Court set aside that order and directed a fresh consideration, expressly stating that the trial court should not …

VIDYADHARANversusSTATE OF KERALA

2003 INSC 632Disposed off

The appellant VidyadHarAn was convicted under Sections 354 and 448 of the IPC and Section 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly outraging the modesty of a married woman. He challenged the conviction on the grounds of false implication, the …