Kashiben Chhaganbhai Koli vs State Of Gujarat

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 427 IPC and Sections 3(1)(iv) and 3(1)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, confirming the findings of the Gujarat High Court. The Court established that the appellant's actions of forcibly tilling the land and causing loss to the complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe, constituted an offence under the cited provisions. The sentences of one year rigorous imprisonment under Section 427 IPC and four years under the Atrocities Act were affirmed, with fines imposed for both offences.