Supreme Court of India

State of Kerala and Anr v. Chandramohanan

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 1155
Decided 28 January 2004

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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Ss.3(i) and (xi)-Scheduled Tribe-Effect of conversion-Offence alleged c lo have been committed against a girl of Scheduled Tribe- Plea of accused that since family of !he viclim had been converted aboul 200 years back, provisions of the Act are no/ auracted-Held, Although as a broad proposition of law it cannot be accepled that merely by change of religion person ceases to be a member of Scheduled Tribe bu/ the question as to whether he ceases to be a 111e111ber thereof or not must be deter111ined by 1he appropriale

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