SC/ST Act Applies Only to Public Insults or Intimidation, Not Comments Made in Private: Rajasthan HC – News18
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that for an offence to be established under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the insult or intimidation must occur in a public setting, in the presence of others. The ruling, delivered by Justice Arun Monga, came while setting aside the cognisance order taken…