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

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SAGAR LAXMAN KHARATversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Allowed

The applicant, Sagar Laxman Kharat, was arrested in connection with a theft and robbery case (C.R. No. 582 of 2025) in which gold was allegedly stolen. He sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, claiming parity with co‑accused No. 3, who had been released on …

SUNIL SHAMRAO CHOUGULE AND ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Disposed Off

The applicants sought to quash FIR No.1 of 2025 and the charge‑sheet filed under Section 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, alleging that the deceased had not been harassed by them and that there was …

ANIL DATTATRAYA JADHAVversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Allowed

The appellant, Anil Dattatraya Jadhav, sought anticipatory bail in a case registered as Crime No. 499 of 2025 for offences under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(w)(i)(ii) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. …

SOMABHAI HIRABHAI BAGADAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

The complainant, Somabhai Hirabhai Bagada, alleged that neighbours damaged his agricultural boundary and, when he objected, a group of accused approached him armed, insulted him with caste-based slurs, and assaulted him, with one accused facilitating their escape. The trial court acquitted all …

SHAHBAJ FARUKH PATEL AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Dismissed

The appellants, Shahbaj Farukh Patel & Ors., appealed against an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Panvel, which had rejected their applications for discharge in a Special (Atrocity) case involving multiple IPC, SC/ST Act and Arms Act offences. The appellants sought to withdraw the appeal for …

Manoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Manoj Kumar appealed against the order of the Exclusive Special Judge that denied him regular bail in a case involving arson, looting and assault on a Scheduled Caste informant. The appellant alleged that he was falsely implicated, that the allegations were vague and that no specific overt act could …

ANIKET RAJENDRA KUSKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

Aniket R. Kuskar was convicted in a case involving offences under the IPC (sections 323, 354(B), 376(2)(N), 420, 504, 506) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. He was alleged to have deceived a woman about marrying her while already married, leading to sexual intercourse and extortion. The …

URMILA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Urmila Devi appealed to the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash an order dated 17 April 2025 of the Special Judge that directed the police to lodge a First Information Report under Section 173(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure in a case filed under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes …

SANJAY SHARMA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 seeking to quash the cognizance order dated 12‑01‑2023 in a case that also involved offences under IPC sections 323, 504, 506 and 354A. Both parties submitted …

Suresh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, Suresh Yadav and Bir Kumar, were charged under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant, Bhim Paswan, and abusing him with caste-based slurs during a dispute over a school‑yard quarrel. The trial …

Kamlesh Kumar @ Kamalesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

PARTLY ALLOWED (DISPOSAL)

The appellants, Kamlesh Kumar and his mother Shubhkla Devi, appealed against the rejection of their anticipatory bail applications in a case filed under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC offences. The complaint alleged that Kamlesh married …

Lalu Yadav @ Lallu YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, Lalu Yadav and Raju Yadav, were charged under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting members of a Scheduled Caste community during a wedding ceremony. They filed …

Ramesh MandalversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The appellant, Ramesh Mandal, appealed against the order rejecting his regular bail petition in a case involving murder (section 365 IPC) later amended to include sections 302, 120(b)/34 IPC and a provision of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution …

RAM BER KUMAR AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking quash of proceedings arising from a charge sheet that included offences under the IPC and the SC/ST Act. Both parties submitted a compromise deed, …

SANTOSH SINGH AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, seeking quash of proceedings arising from a charge‑sheet filed on 14‑08‑2025. Both parties submitted a compromise deed, which was verified by the Special …

MANISH SHARMA AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The victim, a Scheduled Caste woman, alleged that she had a consensual relationship of over two years with the appellant, a Brahmin, and that he later refused to marry her while hurling caste‑based insults. The FIR was registered under Sections 69 and 352 of the IPC and Sections 3(2)(v) and 3(2)(va) …

BALAK CHAND BIND AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants, Balak Chand Bind and two others, appealed a trial court order that summoned them under Section 319 CrPC based on an application under Section 44(Kha). The trial court had relied on the statement of PW‑1, Pappu, who admitted he was not present at the incident, to justify the summons. …

SANJAY AWASTHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellant Sanjay Awasthi appealed against a cognizance and summoning order issued by a Special Judge under Section 14‑A(1) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The FIR alleged that the appellant and three others, armed with clubs, sticks and an axe, …

Mitthu Yadav @ Mitthu KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Mitthu Yadav, was charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC sections for allegedly assaulting an informant and his brothers with caste‑based slurs and physical violence. He applied for anticipatory bail, which was …

Vivek Prajapati @ JhagaruversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vivek Prajapati was charged with assault, firing a pistol, and caste‑based slurs under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, along with IPC sections 341, 323, 307/34 and the Arms Act. He applied for anticipatory bail, which the Additional Sessions Judge …

Shaukat RezaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The appellant, Shaukat Reza, sought anticipatory bail under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, after being charged with offences under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST Act. The …

Jitendra Yadav @ Jitendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, five accused persons belonging to a Scheduled Caste, appealed against the rejection of their pre‑arrest bail petition filed under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The FIR alleged that they, along with other accused, …

Manik @ Manik ChoudharyversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants, Manik Choudhary and Shivam Kumar, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting an informant and snatching money, with a claim that they used caste‑based abusive language. The appellants …

Kiran DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Kiran Devi and Neha Devi, both women, were charged under several IPC sections and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a neighbour who was placing a cart near his house. They contended that the neighbour had earlier assaulted Kiran Devi …

Munna Jha @ Mannu Kumar Jha @ Mannu JhaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants were accused of assaulting an informant on 13 April 2021, during which a co‑accused used caste‑based slurs. The Special Judge had rejected their anticipatory bail application under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The appellants filed an …

DR SHAILENDRA SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The appellants appealed against a summoning order and the entire criminal proceedings initiated under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, alleging that the case stemmed from a civil land‑demarcation dispute. The informant claimed the appellants were …

Dharmendra DasversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Dharmendra Das, was charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and several IPC provisions for allegedly abusing and threatening the complainant, Sunaina Devi, on caste grounds. The Additional Sessions Judge rejected his application for …

Ramdutt Singh @ Ramdat Singh @ Ramdut SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Ramdutt Singh, was charged with assault, theft, and alleged caste-based abuse under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several IPC provisions. He sought anticipatory bail, which the Special Judge had denied. The appellant argued that the …

Danish @ Danish Ali @ Md. Danish AliversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Danish Ali, was charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 for allegedly assaulting an informant, Shaktiman Pasi, with a stick and hurling caste‑based slurs after a dispute over a stolen mobile phone. The lower court rejected his …

Nitish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellants Nitish Kumar and Saurabh Kumar appealed against a Special Judge's order rejecting their anticipatory bail under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The prosecution alleged that on 22 February 2020 the accused assaulted the …

AMIT KUMAR & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2025 INSC 384Directions issued

The parents of two IIT Delhi students who died under suspicious circumstances filed complaints alleging caste-based discrimination and murder, but the police only conducted an inquest under Section 174 of the CrPC and concluded suicide without registering a First Information Report (FIR). The …

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESHversusMAHENDRA ALIAS GOLU

2021 INSC 665Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order reducing Mahendra alias Golu’s conviction from attempt to commit rape under s.376(2)(f) read with s.511 IPC to a lesser offence of outraging modesty under s.354 IPC. The facts revealed that the accused lured two minor …