Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(20, 3(2)(va), 18, 18A -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2), 3(2)(va), SC/ST Act - Relationship between accused and prosecutrix appears to be consensual and when it is consensual, there is no question of..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) -- Offence u/ss 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act - Abuses when given on phone cannot be said to be within public view or at a public place so as to attract ingredients of offence punishable u/ss 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Act...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) -- Offence u/ss 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act - Place where victim was standing or her husband was standing and where accused were standing is not clarified in FIR - Facts do not attract the offence u/ss 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of the Act...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 18, 3, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438 -- Offence u/s 3(1)(w)(ii) of the Act - Anticipatory bail - When prima facie offences in question are not attracted, there is no question of bar u/s 18 of SC/ST Act - Anticipatory bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(v), 3(1)(va) -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/s 3(1)(v) & (va) of SC/ST Act - Private dispute between parties was going on with respect to illegal construction - No allegation in complaint that complainant is obstructed or interfered..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(x) -- Offence u/s 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act - By taking caste name and utterances of abuse by taking name of one's caste would not be an offence u/s 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act unless intention is to insult, intimidate the person being a SC or ST...........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(x) -- Offence u/s 3(1)(x) of SC/ST Act - Informant was abused at a public place or may be within public view by taking his caste name - But it was a pure and simple abuse in a sudden outburst and on spur of moment without carrying requisite intention to insult, intimidate and to..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376AB, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(w), 3(2)(v) -- Quashing of FIR - Offence u/s 376AB IPC, Ss.4, 6 POCSO Act, Ss.3(1)(w), 3(2)(v) SC & ST Act - Liability - The..........
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 42A, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 20, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Offence committed both under POCSO Act and SC/ST Act - Provisions of POCSO Act will prevail over SC/ST Act in the case of bail - Accused to take recourse to the..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3(1)(10) -- Offence u/s 3(1)(10) of SC/ST Act - Investigation of crime under the Act should be carried by Officer not less than Officer rank of Dy.S.P - Since I.O has admitted that he was not Dy.S.P at the relevant time, accused rightly acquitted...........
