Supreme Court Allows Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Act Case — No Prima Facie Case Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(u) as Allegations Lack Intent to Humiliate on Caste Grounds. The Court held that mere knowledge of caste identity and critical remarks against a public figure do not constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 without specific intent to humiliate on caste basis.
21 Aug 2024The appellant, Shajan Skaria, the editor of an online news channel 'Marunandan Malayali', published a YouTube video on 24.05.2023 levelling allegation...
