Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has observed that caste-based abuse inside a private office can attract provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, if the alleged…
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Gaya: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Kumar Sarvjeet has criticised the Bihar government over the law and order situation and alleged that Dalits and backward communities are increasingly feeling unsafe in the…
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Sheikhpura: Hundreds of residents of Dhadhsi village in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district have approached Superintendent of Police Himanshu, alleging misuse of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and demanding…
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has upheld the acquittal of three persons accused of caste-based abuse and attempted assault on a school principal in Banaskantha district in 2010, observing that not every…
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Shahjahanpur: A special court in Shahjahanpur has acquitted four men accused of assault, caste-based abuse, criminal intimidation and offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, citing inconsistencies in prosecution evidence. The…
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Hardoi: An extortion racket involving threats of implicating people in serious criminal cases, including those under the SC/ST Act, molestation and rape, has come to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district, following…
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Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings against a Firozabad resident under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, observing that not every insult or threat constitutes an…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against several bank officials, ruling that initiating loan recovery proceedings or denying…
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against two accused in a property dispute, holding that the essential ingredients…
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Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community is not sufficient to attract offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The…
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