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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Hemant Soren Files Case Against Probe Agency Under SC/ST Act
Amid speculation about Hemant Soren's imminent arrest, the Jharkhand chief minister has filed a case against the Enforcement Directorate under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Kannada Actor Upendra Goes To Court Against Multiple Police Cases
Kannada actor-director Upendra has approached the High Court of Karnataka with a second writ petition within days, challenging the registering of multiple FIRs against him on the same issue.
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6 Arrested In Andhra Pradesh For Urinating On Tribal Man
Considering the intensity of the crime, she said police have invoked the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act in the case.
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Mumbai Court Grants Interim Protection To AAP Leader In SC/ST Act Case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from any coercive action to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Executive member and its Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon and another party worker.
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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Vypam Scam Whistleblower Anand Rai
The Supreme Court today granted bail to whistleblower Anand Rai in a matter related to )the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Act (Prevention of Atrocity Act) 1989 (SC/ST Act).
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Okay To Pay Relief After Conviction Under Dalit Atrocities Act, Says Court
The Allahabad High Court has told the UP government that it would be appropriate to disburse compensation in cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after the conviction of the accused and not merely on the filing of an FIR.
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Online Abuse Punishable Under Dalit Atrocities Act, Says Kerala High Court
Insulting remarks, made online, against someone from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe would still attract the provisions of the SC/ST Act.
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No Case Under SC/ST Act If Abuse Not In Public, Says Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka has said that for offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the hurling of casteist abuse must be in a public place.
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Over 33,000 Cases Filed Under SC/ST Act In Madhya Pradesh In 4 Years: Centre
More than 33,000 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the the last four years, the state government has said.
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Court Stays Own Order Directing Cops To File Case Against Pune Mayor
A court in Pune has stayed its order directing the police to register a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, an advocate representing the mayor said on Thursday.
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On Camera, Teacher Kicks Student, Beats Him With Stick In Tamil Nadu
The teacher, caught on camera assaulting a student, was arrested in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district and charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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Dalit Marriage Party "Stopped From Entering Temple, Assaulted", 4 held
Upper caste men allegedly stopped a Dalit groom and others in a marriage party from entering a temple and assaulted them at a tribal-dominated area in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district.
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Protection From Arrest Granted To Former Mumbai Top Cop Extended Till July 6
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Hemant Soren Files Case Against Probe Agency Under SC/ST Act
Amid speculation about Hemant Soren's imminent arrest, the Jharkhand chief minister has filed a case against the Enforcement Directorate under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Kannada Actor Upendra Goes To Court Against Multiple Police Cases
Kannada actor-director Upendra has approached the High Court of Karnataka with a second writ petition within days, challenging the registering of multiple FIRs against him on the same issue.
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6 Arrested In Andhra Pradesh For Urinating On Tribal Man
Considering the intensity of the crime, she said police have invoked the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act in the case.
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Mumbai Court Grants Interim Protection To AAP Leader In SC/ST Act Case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from any coercive action to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Executive member and its Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon and another party worker.
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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Vypam Scam Whistleblower Anand Rai
The Supreme Court today granted bail to whistleblower Anand Rai in a matter related to )the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Act (Prevention of Atrocity Act) 1989 (SC/ST Act).
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Okay To Pay Relief After Conviction Under Dalit Atrocities Act, Says Court
The Allahabad High Court has told the UP government that it would be appropriate to disburse compensation in cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after the conviction of the accused and not merely on the filing of an FIR.
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Online Abuse Punishable Under Dalit Atrocities Act, Says Kerala High Court
Insulting remarks, made online, against someone from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe would still attract the provisions of the SC/ST Act.
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No Case Under SC/ST Act If Abuse Not In Public, Says Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka has said that for offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the hurling of casteist abuse must be in a public place.
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Over 33,000 Cases Filed Under SC/ST Act In Madhya Pradesh In 4 Years: Centre
More than 33,000 cases have been registered in Madhya Pradesh under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the the last four years, the state government has said.
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Court Stays Own Order Directing Cops To File Case Against Pune Mayor
A court in Pune has stayed its order directing the police to register a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, an advocate representing the mayor said on Thursday.
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On Camera, Teacher Kicks Student, Beats Him With Stick In Tamil Nadu
The teacher, caught on camera assaulting a student, was arrested in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district and charged under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against DMK MP Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Monday quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK Rajya Sabha lawmaker RS Bharathi under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for a speech he made in 2020.
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Dalit Marriage Party "Stopped From Entering Temple, Assaulted", 4 held
Upper caste men allegedly stopped a Dalit groom and others in a marriage party from entering a temple and assaulted them at a tribal-dominated area in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district.
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Protection From Arrest Granted To Former Mumbai Top Cop Extended Till July 6
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
