Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Act No. 33 of 1989 In force from 30-01-1990 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 26 sections

An Act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, to provide for Special Courts and the Exclusive Special Courts for the trial of such offences and for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

77 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Govind Mandavi v. State of Chattisgarh
  2025 INSC 13998 December 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  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.302 r/w.…

• Geeta v. The State of Karnataka
  2025 INSC 10899 September 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the conviction of the appellant u/s.306, IPC is sustainable; was the evidence against the appellant of such nature that the overt acts attributed to her left the deceased-victim with no option except to commit suicide.

• Kiran v. Rajkumar Jivraj Jain & Anr.
  2025 INSC 10671 September 2025Disposed of

  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, 324(4),…

• Aasif @ Pasha v. The State of U.P. & Ors.
  2025 INSC 9446 August 2025Disposed of

  Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which it declined to suspend the substantive order of sentence passed by the trial court against the appellant.

• Victim ‘X’ v. State of Bihar and Anr.
  2025 INSC 87721 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  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.

• Kattavellai @ Devakar v. State of Tamilnadu
  2025 INSC 84515 July 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for offence punishable u/ss.302, 376 and 397 IPC.

• Raju @ Umakant v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
  2025 INSC 61530 April 2025Partly allowed

  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 v. The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police
  2025 INSC 57628 April 2025Dismissed

  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 upholding…

• Pramila Devi & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.
  2025 INSC 56023 April 2025Disposed of

  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 reasons for…

• Sachin v. State of Maharashtra
  2025 INSC 71621 April 2025Disposed of

  Issue arose whether, the High Court could enhance the sentence under its revisional powers in a convict’s appeal against conviction.

• Amit Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2025 INSC 38424 March 2025Directions issued

  (i) What is the scope of section 174 CrPC and how is it different from investigation pursuant to filing of FIR under section 154 CrPC. (ii) Whether recourse to inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC by the Police…

• Patel Babubhai Manohardas & Ors. v. State of Gujarat
  2025 INSC 3224 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  The four appellants were convicted by the Trial Court u/ss.306 and 114 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 5 years. The High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Whether the High Court was…

• Karuppudayar v. State Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent
  2025 INSC 13231 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  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 the…

• Manish Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
  2025 INSC 15122 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  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 Scheduled…

• Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  2024 INSC 9192 December 2024Allowed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of the order of conviction and sentence against the appellant, for the offences punishable u/ss.376, 302, 201 IPC as also SC and ST Act 1989; and as regards the role of the Public Prosecutor and…

• Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 7533 October 2024Disposed of

  Matter pertains to caste-based discrimination in the prisons in the country.

• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Ramji Lal Sharma & Another
  2024 INSC 74723 September 2024Allowed

  Matter pertains to the application filed by applicant seeking his release from further jail sentence, on the ground of his juvenility on the date of the offence and has already undergone a sentence of more than four years.

• Shajan Skaria v. The State of Kerala & Anr.
  2024 INSC 62523 August 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  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 that a…

• Ms. X v. Mr. A and Others
  2024 INSC 21618 March 2024Dismissed

  Whether the High Court erred in quashing the criminal proceedings by exercising the powers under Section 482 of Cr.P.C in a complaint alleging offences under Sections 354D, 376(2)(n), 504 and 506 read with 34 of the Penal Code,…

• Somnath v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2024 INSC 23218 March 2024Disposed of

  Whether criminal proceedings should be initiated against a police officer who has committed excesses on individual in police custody?

• Prabhat Kumar Mishra @ Prabhat Mishra v. The State of U.P. & Anr.
  2024 INSC 1725 March 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  High Court, if justified in rejecting the application filed by the accused appellant u/s. 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceeding of the criminal case registered against him u/s. 306 IPC and s. 3(2)(v) of the Schedule Castes and…

• The State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Dr. Maroti S/O Kashinath Pimpalkar
  2022 INSC 11522 November 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Meena Devi v. The State of U.P. and Another
  2022 INSC 56813 May 2022Disposed of
• Bhola Kumhar v. State of Chhattisgarh
  2022 INSC 5359 May 2022Disposed of
• Sunil Kumar Rai & Ors. v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
  2022 INSC 21221 February 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Geeta Devi v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  2022 INSC 5418 January 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Hari & Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
  2021 INSC 79226 November 2021Disposed of
• Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya v. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.
  2021 INSC 67426 October 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Ramawatar v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2021 INSC 66425 October 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Kanchan Sharma v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
  2021 INSC 49617 September 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Patan Jamal Vali v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
  2021 INSC 27227 April 2021Disposed of
• Devilal and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2021 INSC 11825 February 2021Disposed of
• Hari Om @ Hero v. State of U.P.
  2021 INSC 15 January 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Hitesh Verma v. The State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
  2020 INSC 6365 November 2020Disposed of
• Satyama Dubey & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2020 INSC 61227 October 2020Disposed of
• Prathvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & Others
  2020 INSC 15710 February 2020Disposed of
• Union of India v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
  2019 INSC 11021 October 2019Allowed
• Khuman Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2019 INSC 96527 August 2019Partly allowed
• P. Surendran v. State by Inspector of Police
  2019 INSC 43529 March 2019Disposed of
• State of Madhya Pradesh v. Vikram Das
  2019 INSC 1618 February 2019Appeal(s) allowed