Caste Determined by Birth Remains Unchanged Despite Conversion or Inter-Caste Marriage: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Dinesh and 8 others challenging the summoning order passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Aligarh. The Trial Court had summoned them to face trial under Section 323 Indian Penal Code, Section 506 Indian Penal Code, Section 452 Indian Penal Code, Section 354 Indian Penal Code, and Section 3(1)(R) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The High…