| SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 |
SCST Act— Ss 3(1) (w), 3(1) (u) & 3(2) (vii) — Prior to amendment in SC ST Act — Insulting & attacking on the grounds of the caste in WhatsApp messages — Held, the messages were not in public view — no assault occurred — nor was the appellant in such a position so as to dominate the will of the complainant —Eeven if the allegations in th WhatsApp messages & words uttered are accepted on their face, no offence is made out under SC/ST Act (as it then stood). (Para 22) |
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