Meera Kanwaria vs Sunita & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a Scheduled Caste certificate issued to a candidate who married into a Scheduled Caste family, ruling that mere marriage does not confer Scheduled Caste status. The Court cited Sections 406, 420, 469, and 471 IPC in the context of the criminal case against the candidate for certificate manipulation. The Court upheld the lower court's decision to void the election of the candidate, affirming that she did not acquire Scheduled Caste status through marriage alone.