Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Kurnool Court Dismisses SC/ST Atrocities Case Against 20
A court in Kurnool has dismissed a case against 20 people from Devanakonda.
Police had registered the case in 2022 under a law that addresses atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The people accused included Bobba Mallikarjuna and 19 others.
They had been attending court hearings for nearly four years.
After the trial, the judge said the prosecution had not proved the charges.
Their lawyer, Madduru Subhash Chandra Bose, said the decision brought relief to the accused.
He also urged people to avoid unnecessary disputes and seek help from officials or courts if they believe a case is false or illegal.
Bose alleged that political rivals may sometimes use the law to file cases, but said such claims should be examined based on the facts.
A special SC/ST court in Kurnool dismissed a case against 20 Devanakonda residents after the charges were not proved.
Devanakonda police registered the case in 2022 under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The accused included Bobba Mallikarjuna and 19 others, who had faced the case for nearly four years.
The district judge ruled after the trial, finding the prosecution had not established the charges.
Advocate Madduru Subhash Chandra Bose urged communities to maintain harmony and said allegations of misuse should be assessed by authorities and courts.
- Who
- A special SC/ST court dismissed the case against Bobba Mallikarjuna and 19 other Devanakonda residents.
- What
- The court dismissed an SC/ST Atrocities case after the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
- When
- The case was registered in 2022; the verdict was announced after the trial, on a Wednesday.
- Where
- Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh; the accused are residents of Devanakonda.
- Why
- The prosecution did not establish the charges against the accused.
- Number of accused
- 20
- Case registered
- 2022
- Law invoked
- SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- Court
- Special SC/ST court in Kurnool
- Main accused named
- Bobba Mallikarjuna
- Counsel identified in report
- Madduru Subhash Chandra Bose
- Court's stated basis
- The prosecution failed to establish the charges.