SCST Act

'Bhangi, Neech, Bhikhari, Mangani' not caste names: Rajasthan High Court drops SC/ST Act case
Video recording of bail proceedings under SC/ST Act mandatory even for sexual offences: Delhi High Court
Even appeal proceedings seeking registration of FIR under SC/ST Act should be video recorded: Bombay High Court
Proceedings under SC/ST Act should be video recorded even if held in open court: Bombay High Court
SC/ST Act not attracted if caste-based verbal abuse takes place inside house with no outsider: Allahabad High Court
Delhi High Court stays proceedings against Sony Pictures booked for derogatory language against Dhobi community
Women filing false POCSO, SC/ST Act cases to grab money from State, ruin image of innocent people: Allahabad High Court
Every little action that causes annoyance not offence under SC/ST Act unless it was done due to victim's caste: Madras High Court
Merely taking caste name without intention to insult will not constitute offence under SC/ST Act: Karnataka High Court
Offence under SC/ST Act made out only when committed against members of community "as a group": Madras High Court
In digital age, online abuse will attract SC/ST Act; physical presence of victim not necessary: Kerala High Court
Hazardous to hold that mere reference to caste wouldn't be an offence under SC/ST Act: Bombay High Court
Caste system a deep rooted menace: Allahabad High Court
Murder of Dalit: Supreme Court pulls up Gujarat govt for not appealing against HC order granting bail to accused
"Facts and circumstances" formula cannot be used to escape duty to record reasons for granting bail: Supreme Court
Article 142 powers can be used to quash SC/ST Act cases in which parties have arrived at compromise: Supreme Court
Seek District Attorney's opinion before registering SC/ST Act cases at the instance of third party: Punjab & Haryana High Court
"Out of 1,787 cases of acquittal under SC/ST Act in last two years, only 85 forwarded for appeal:" Karnataka Govt informs Karnataka High Court
Madras High Court declines to quash case against RS Bharathi for allegedly casteist remarks about judges from SC/ST communities
SC/ST Act attracted only if offence is committed because victim belongs to SC/ST, not merely because victim is member of SC/ST: Chhattisgarh HC
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