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Untouchability Cases India 2025
July 31 , 2025
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- The number of criminal cases registered under the Protection of Civil Rights Act (PCR Act), 1955, for offences related to “untouchability” has seen a decline.
- It is with pendency in courts remaining above 97% and nearly all disposed cases resulting in acquittals.
- The report was recently made to the public by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- The Act is intended to define various manifestations of untouchability, including in social and religious spheres, and prescribe penalties.
- It mandates an annual review report with inputs from the States and the Union Territories, covering aspects such as case registration, pendency in the police and courts, the establishment of special courts and police stations, and inter-caste marriage incentives, among others.
- According to data provided to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 13 cases were registered under the PCR Act across the country in 2022 — a decline from 24 in 2021 and 25 in 2020.
- These cases were reported from Jammu and Kashmir (5), Karnataka (5), Maharashtra (2), and Himachal Pradesh (1).
- In contrast, the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, has risen steadily.
- The 2022 report also documented that 18,936 inter-caste marriage couples were given financial incentives of ₹2.5 lakh each under the PCR Act across 21 States and Union Territories.
- Maharashtra reported the highest number of beneficiaries at 4,100, followed by Karnataka (3,519) and Tamil Nadu (2,217).
- However, several States — including Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand — did not provide data regarding inter-caste marriage incentives.
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