Amit Kumar v. Union of India

In a case concerning the alleged suicides of two IIT Delhi students, the Supreme Court mandates the registration of FIRs, emphasizing the duty of police to investigate potential caste-based discrimination.


Case Details

  • Case Name: Amit Kumar v. Union of India
  • Citation: 2025 INSC 384. (Supreme Court of India)
  • Decision Date: 24-03-2025
  • List of Acts: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.); The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; Constitution of India, 1949; The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995

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