SC/ST act

Special SC/ST court in Barabanki sentenced Mohammad Salman to life imprisonment for raping a Dalit girl, attempting forced religious conversion, and hurling casteist abuses. Notably, Salman got in touch with her posing as a Hindu man “Sumit Kanojia"

Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that SC/ST Act do not apply to those who have converted to other religions.

The victim also tried to commit suicide due to the mental trauma. During the bail hearing of the convict, the victim herself strongly opposed bail. The prosecution pointed out that the sexual molestation incident destroyed the entire psychology of the victim and pushed her into a deep emotional crisis.

Justice Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi held Sahdev guilty of misusing the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to settle a personal land dispute.

When the family members confronted the accused, they attacked them with hot oil, batons, stones and sharp weapons.

A water balloon was allegedly tossed at the Muslim accused by the minor boy which infuriated them.

"Going by the dictionary meaning, the word means son of a prostitute. That being so, the learned counsel for the appellant/A3 is right in saying that the same is not a casteist slur," the court noted.

Out of the 59 accused mentioned in the FIRs filed in the gang rape of Dalit athlete by 64 accused for 5 years, 44 have been arrested

During a division-bench workshop on the SC/ST Act and its implementation held in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Vivek Agarwal raised concerns over the rampant misuse of this Act.

The incident was brought to court after the police found no evidence to support the charges and filed a negative report.