Supreme Court judgments on Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

19 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Talari Naresh vs The State of Telangana

SC · 13 May 2026

[2026] 6 S.C.R. 294 : 2026 INSC 486

The present appeal by the appellant-convict is directed against judgment and order dated 04.02.2025 of the High Court. Thereby, the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence against the appellant and held the appe…

Gunjan @ Girija Kumari and Others vs State (NCT of Delhi) and Another

SC · 11 May 2026

[2026] 5 S.C.R. 550 : 2026 INSC 468

Whether the FIR and the charge-sheet filed against the appellantsaccused for offences u/ss.3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act as well as for the offences u/s.506 r/w s.34, IPC, ought to be quashed.

Dr. Anand Rai vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 10 February 2026

[2026] 3 S.C.R. 45 : 2026 INSC 141

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment of High Court wherein it dismissed the accused’s appeal against the order of the Special Judge whereby his prayer for discharge u/s.227 CrPC was allowed in part aris…

Govind Mandavi vs State of Chattisgarh

SC · 8 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 560 : 2025 INSC 1399

Whether the trial Court as well as the High Court committed grave errors in facts as well as in law while appreciating the evidence available on record and convicting the accused-appellant for the offences alleged u/s.30…

Kiran vs Rajkumar Jivraj Jain & Anr.

SC · 1 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 283 : 2025 INSC 1067

Whether the High Court was correct in allowing the pre-arrest bail to respondent-accused u/s.438 Cr.PC in respect of alleged commission of offenses punishable u/ss.118(1), 115(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333…

Victim ‘X’ vs State of Bihar and Anr.

SC · 21 July 2025

[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1330 : 2025 INSC 877

Allegations of torture and sexual exploitation against the respondent no.2-accused. She was granted bail by the High Court. Whether the grant of bail to the respondent no.2-accused has resulted into travesty of justice.

Raju @ Umakant vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

SC · 1 May 2025

[2025] 6 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 615

Whether the conviction of the appellant under Sections 366, 376(2)(g) and 342, Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(2)(v), Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is justified.

K.P. Tamilmaran vs The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police

SC · 28 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1865 : 2025 INSC 576

Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction and sentence of A-15 under Sections 217, 218, Penal Code, 1860 and ss.3(2)(i), 4, SC/ST Act, 1989 and modifying the conviction and sentence of A-14, while…

Pramila Devi & Ors. vs The State of Jharkhand & Anr.

SC · 23 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1695 : 2025 INSC 560

The Additional Judicial Commissioner took cognizance against one V and appellants on 13.06.2019 in SC/ST Case No.08/2017. Whether the Additional Judicial Commissioner while taking cognizance has to record detailed reason…

Karuppudayar vs State Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Lalgudi Trichy & Ors.

SC · 31 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1381 : 2025 INSC 132

Whether the incident in question occurred at a place which can be termed to be a place within public view; whether the allegations in the FIR constitute an offence either under Section 3(1)(r) or under Section 3(1)(s) of…

Manish Yadav vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 22 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1497 : 2025 INSC 151

The appellant herein has sought to quash proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 504 and 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(1)(r),3(1)(s), 3(2)(5a) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the S…

Shajan Skaria vs The State of Kerala & Anr.

SC · 23 August 2024

[2024] 8 S.C.R. 1086 : 2024 INSC 625

Whether Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 imposes an absolute bar on the grant of anticipatory bail in cases registered under the said Act; when can it be said t…

Shashikant Sharma & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 1 December 2023

[2023] 15 S.C.R. 1067 : 2023 INSC 1036

Whether the prima facie ingredients of the offence punishable u/s. 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act were made out against the appellants.

Ramesh Chandra Vaishya vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 19 May 2023

[2023] 6 S.C.R. 643 : 2023 INSC 569

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – ss. 3(1)(x), 18 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 323, 325, 392, 452, 504, 506 – Prosecution case that the appellant was engaged in an altercation w…

Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.

SC · 26 October 2021

[2021] 10 S.C.R. 460 : 2021 INSC 674

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Proviso to s.14 inserted by amendment – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.207, 209, 193, 482 – Offences under Atrocities Act – Second provi…

Prathvi Raj Chauhan vs Union of India & Others

SC · 10 February 2020

[2020] 2 S.C.R. 727 : 2020 INSC 157

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.18A – Challenge to – Petitioners challenged s.18A which was enacted owing to the judgment of Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath case repo…

Union of India vs State of Maharashtra and Ors.

SC · 1 October 2019

[2019] 12 S.C.R. 1125 : 2019 INSC 1102

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra reported as [2018] 4 SCR 877, while dealing with the 1989 Act issued…

State of Madhya Pradesh vs Vikram Das

SC · 8 February 2019

[2019] 3 S.C.R. 691 : 2019 INSC 161

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.3(1)(xi) – Trial court convicted the respondent for an offence under s.3(1)(xi) and sentenced him to undergo 6 months RI with fine of Rs.500/…

Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

SC · 20 March 2018

[2018] 4 S.C.R. 877 : 2018 INSC 248

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – s.18 – Exclusion of anticipatory bail, in cases of false implications – Procedural safeguards – Respondent no.2-complainant, a govt. em…

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