Kuppusamy v. The Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought direction to police to consider adding SC/ST (PoA) Act provisions to an existing FIR. The court directed the Inspector to alter the FIR and file a final report within eight weeks if material supported it, noting no offence arises if respondents are also SC/ST members.
What did the court decide?
Inspector directed to consider altering FIR under SC/ST (PoA) Act and file final report within 8 weeks.