Victim’s Allegation Made in Public View Sufficient to Face Trial under SC/ST Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has refused to discharge an accused woman in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that at the stage of framing charges, even the sole statement of the victim is sufficient if it discloses a prima facie offence. The Court made it clear that corroboration by multiple witnesses is not mandatory at this preliminary stage. Parties and…
