We did not encourage crime: SC refuses stay on SC/ST verdict
Refusing the Centre's petition to stay its March verdict on the anti-atrocities SC/ST act, the Supreme Court on Thursday reportedly said, "We never asked anybody to commit a crime. Our judgment does not encourage crime." The judgment had barred immediate arrests and allowed anticipatory bails in cases under the act. Dalit groups had protested, alleging the verdict diluted the act.