Tag Archives: Scheduled castes

‘The insult must be specifically intended to humiliate the victim for his caste’ All insults or intimidation of people belonging to Dalit or tribal communities will not be a crime under the Programmed Castes and Tribes (Atrocity Prevention) Act, the Supreme Court said in a ruling Thursday. An offense is …

The insulting comments made to a person belonging to the recognized castes and tribes within the four walls of the house without witnesses does not constitute a crime, the Supreme Court said Thursday in dismissing the charges under the SC / ST Act against a man who allegedly he had …