Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(g), (s) -- Offence u/s 3(1)(g), (s) of the Act - Quashing of FIR - No allegation that casteist slur was made in a place within public view or that there was any member of public present at the spot - In any event, allegations in First Information Statement itself are found to be..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(xi), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 323 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST Act and Ss.354, 323 IPC - PW2 brother of victim stated that many people from locality had come and seen the incident - However, none from locality was produced in Court as prosecution witness - Fact that no..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(xi), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 323 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST Act and Ss.354, 323 IPC - Victim has not stated that A-2 committed alleged offence only because of victim being a member of SC - No such statement was even made by PW2 - Defence has been successful in..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 14A(1), 3 -- Appeal - Offence u/s 3 of the Act - Compounding of offence - Matter under SC/ST Act may be compounded in a criminal appeal u/s 14-A(1) of the Act and there is no need to take recourse u/s 482 Cr.P.C. for the same...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 147, 500, 504, 506, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(va) -- Offence u/ss 323, 147, 500, 504, 506 IPC and S.3(2)(va) of SC/ST Act - Compromise - Dispute is purely private in nature - Prima facie alleged offence has not been committed on account of caste of victim and except some..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(u), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(u) SC/ST Act - Quashing of proceedings - Alleged incident of insulting and humiliating complainant did not occurred in public place - No substantial material found to attract S. 3(1)(u) SC/ST Act, therefore proceedings..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 325, 452, 506, 147, 149, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), (s) -- Bail - Offence u/ss 323, 325, 452, 506, 147, 149 IPC and S.3(1)(r), (s) of SC/ST Act - Appellant is in custody since 05.6.2025 - No specific injury has been..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(viii)(ix), (3)(2)(vii) -- Offences u/ss 3(1)(viii), (ix), (3)(2)(vii) of SC/ST Act - Specific instances and incidents supported by evidence are required to be present for attracting offences in question - Merely because a number of cases and various litigations are pending between..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354C, 504, 506, 509, Information Technology Act, 2000, Section 66E, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(2)(v), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss. 354-C, 504, 506, 509 IPC, 66E IT Act and 3(2)(v) SC&ST Act - Quashing of proceedings - Petitioner did not deny knowing..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 18A -- Preliminary enquiry - Provision bars any form of preliminary enquiry before registration of FIR where complaint discloses a cognizable offence under the Act - Consequently, subsequent action of police based on such direction stands vitiated and is unsustainable in law...........
