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Supreme Court judgments on Section 3, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

14 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 3 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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…
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…
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/…

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