Caste Status Does Not Change Upon Marriage, SC/ST Act Applies: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The matter arose when the accused Sarojioni, who was not born into a Scheduled Caste, married a man belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The trial court had ruled that after this marriage, she became a member of the Scheduled Caste and could not be charged under Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. High Court's Observation The Himachal Pradesh High Court, while…
