Caste Abuse Inside Closed Shop Not in ‘Public View’; 31-Year-Old SC/ST Act Conviction Set Aside: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a conviction recorded in 1994 under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that alleged caste-based abuse committed inside a closed showroom does not satisfy the mandatory requirement of having occurred within public view. The Court ruled that humiliation confined within four walls, without public visibility, cannot attract Section 3(1)(x) of the Act. Bench and Judicial Authority The…