New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Jharkhand-based lawyer Virendra Singh, who had been accused by a former woman client of hurling casteist slurs…
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Lucknow: In a significant judgment highlighting the misuse of legal provisions, a Lucknow-based lawyer, Lakhan Singh, has been sentenced to ten years and six months of imprisonment along with a fine of…
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Ahmedabad: In a significant ruling, the Gujarat High Court acquitted a man convicted of raping a minor tribal girl in 2013 of charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
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Sivaganga: A quarrel between two 12-year-old girls in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district spiraled into a legal case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, after the dispute escalated…
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Coimbatore: Over 300 parents and alumni of a private matriculation school in Senguttaipalayam, near Pollachi, submitted a petition to the sub-collector on Saturday, appealing for the withdrawal of a case registered against…
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New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has acquitted five individuals previously convicted under Section 447 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes…
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Nellore: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has launched a fierce attack on the TDP-led coalition government, accusing it of misusing the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to target…
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Patna: The Bihar Police Department has announced a stringent crackdown on the filing of fraudulent cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC-ST) Atrocities Prevention Act. Director General of Police (DGP)…
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Mathura: A three-day-long protest in Mathura’s Chaumuhan region has led to the withdrawal of an SC-ST Act case filed against 42 individuals from the upper caste community. The case, which was allegedly…
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Aurangabad: The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, has quashed a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against a man who was accused of making remarks…
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