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Fake cases under SC, ST Act abuse of the process of law, clogging system: Karnataka HC

IndiaTimes Sunday, 6 August 2023
False cases filed under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, are clogging the criminal justice system and consuming precious time in various courts of law, the Karnataka high court said recently while quashing proceedings under the legislation against two brothers in a civil dispute.
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