The Legal Principles under SC/ST Act, 1989 Explained
📝 In the case of Hitesh Verma v. State of Uttarakhand [2020] GCtR 316 (SC), when the HC had refused to quash the chargesheet filed under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, then the Supreme Court had quashed the Order of HC and quashed the criminal proceedings under SC/ST Act, 1989. It was held that if the remark is made inside a building, but some members of the public are there (not merely relatives or friends) then it would not be an offence since it is not in the public view. It was held that the property disputes between a vulnerable section of the society and a person of upper caste will not disclose any offence under the SC/ST Act, 1989 unless certain other elements are present.
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