#SC/ST Atrocity Act

Chhattisgarh High Court upholds conviction for trafficking and forced marriage under IPC and SC/ST Act, holding that consent obtained through deception, coercion, and identity fraud is not lawful.

Bombay High Court holds that sole testimony of victim in SC/ST Atrocity Act cases cannot sustain conviction without corroboration when material inconsistencies exist and independent witnesses fail to support the prosecution.