Caste-Based Insults Between Husband and Wife Not an Offence Under SC/ST Act Unless Made in Public View: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court, presided over by THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V. VENUGOPAL, delivered a judgment in CRIMINAL PETITION No.3799 OF 2021, quashing criminal proceedings initiated under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 and Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code, in a case involving serious allegations stemming from a failed inter-caste marriage. The petitioner, Vimala Kumari, and the de-facto complainant, Rajesh Mala, were formerly classmates who got…
