Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Police officers duty bound to be vigilant before invoking any provision of a very stringent statute, like the SC/ST Act, which imposes serious penal consequences on the concerned accused.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SRI GULAM MUSTAFA — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dinesh Maheshwari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ. )…