SC/ST Act Provisions Not Attracted When Alleged Caste Abuse Is Made Over Phone: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has clarified an important legal position regarding the applicability of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in cases where caste-based abuses are allegedly made over the telephone. The Court held that if such abuses are not made in any place within public view, the special provisions of the Act are not prima facie attracted. The observation was made by Justice Jay…
