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All Insults Not Offence Under SC/ST Act, 1989: Supreme Court

Lawstreet Journal 7 Nov 2020 2:02am

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On Thursday (5th November 2020), the Supreme Court said in a judgment that all insults or intimidations to persons belonging to Dalit or tribal communities will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

The court said that an offence is made out under the statute only if the insults or intimidations were made on account of the victim belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.

This was said by a bench of three judges headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao. The bench observed that “All insults or intimidations to a person will not be an offence under the Act unless such insult or intimidation is on account of victim belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.” 

The court said the insult should be specifically intended to humiliate the victim for his caste.

“Offence under the Act is not established merely on the fact that the informant [the complainant] is a member of Scheduled Caste unless there is an intention to humiliate a member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe for the reason that the victim belongs to such caste,” the court said.

The object of the Act was to punish the violators who inflict indignities, humiliations, and harassment as stated by the Court.

The judgment given by the court said that it was intended to punish the acts of the upper caste against the vulnerable section of the society for the reason that they belong to a particular community.” 

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