Casteist Remarks Archives

Does ‘Caste based insult’ include calling person belonging to Scheduled Caste or Tribe “Bewakoof”, “Murkh”, “Chor”? Supreme Court answers

The Supreme Court observed that it is desirable that before an accused is subjected to a trial for alleged commission of offence under section 3(1)(x), the utterances made by him in any place within public view are outlined, if not in the F.I.R., but at least in the charge-sheet so as to enable the court to ascertain whether the charge sheet makes out a case of an offence.

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC | Charges under Prevention of SC/ ST (Atrocities) Act are applicable only when name of a victim’s caste is taken with the intention to insult and humiliate them

The Karnataka High Court held that merely mentioning an individual’s caste during an altercation with no intention to insult, would not attract the provisions of the SC/ ST Act

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | No offence constituted under SC/ST Act where abusive language in the name of caste used over phone call: Criminal proceedings against accused quashed

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Harnaresh Singh Gill, J.,quashed the criminal proceedings against the appellant accused of using abusive language against the complainant