SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Archives

SCST Atrocities Act Cases and Convictions

More Convictions, Fewer Arrests: What Five Years of NCRB Data Show on SC/ST Atrocities

NCRB statistics on offences registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 reveal sustained case registrations over the past five years, alongside a sharp increase in convictions and persons convicted in 2024.

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Court acknowledges the amicable settlement between the husband and wife, grants bail to the husband

Gujarat High Court: The Bench of Dr A.P. Thaker, J. while enlarging the appellant on bail disposed of a petition since the

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SC/ST Verdict: Review petition should be referred to larger bench: Centre tells SC

Supreme Court: Attorney General KK Venugopal, seeking stay on the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST Act, said that the Court cannot make

Case Briefs High Courts

Arrest cannot be made in a routine manner on mere allegation of commission of an offence

Madhya Pradesh High Court: An appeal was filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“We are not against the SC/ST Act but innocent should not be punished”: SC; No stay on SC/ST judgment [Full Report]

Supreme Court: While hearing the review petition filed by the Central Government against the judgement dated 20.03.2018, the Bench of AK Goel and