The Andhra Pradesh High Court, in Akkala Rami Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh, quashed criminal proceedings under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against the accused, ruling that the complainant, being a practising Christian and a Pastor, could not invoke the protective provisions of the Act. Justice Harinath N. held that conversion to
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