SC reminds Police to be vigilant before invoking stringent laws like SC-ST Act; expresses concern over litigants criminalising civil disputes
“The huge and unexplained delay of over 60 years in initiating dispute with regard to the ownership of the land, and the criminal case being lodged only after failure to obtain relief in the civil suits, coupled with denial of relief, reeked of malafide on the part of the complainant.”