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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes FIR Against BSNL Officers in SC/ST Act Case — No Intent to Humiliate or Insult Complainant. Adverse remarks made by superior officers in official capacity do not attract Section 3(1)(ix) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 or Section 167 IPC.

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking quashing of FIR No. 98/2017 registe...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case — Rent Dispute Not Caste-Based. Allegations of Abusive Language Without Caste Reference Do Not Attract Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST (POA) Amendment Act, 2015.

The petitioners, owners of a flat in Bangalore, entered into a rental agreement with the second respondent-complainant on 21.06.2018. A dispute arose ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Intent to Humiliate and Absence of Public View. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Prosecution Did Not Prove Intent to Humiliate Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of five respondents (original accused) by the 1st Adhoc Assistant Sessions Judge, Baramati, fo...

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Bombay High Court Allows Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Caste-Based Insult. Court held that absence of specific allegation of caste-based humiliation in public view makes Section 18 bar inapplicable, granting relief under Section 14-A(2) of SC/ST Act, 1989.

The appellants, seven individuals, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie...

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Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Atrocities Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Intent to Humiliate on Caste Basis. Mere use of caste name without insulting intent does not attract Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989.

The case arises from an appeal filed by ten accused persons against the order of the Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Pr...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case for Lack of Public View Element. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred Inside Office, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The applicant, Sharad Shankarrao Chavan, was working as Deputy Director (Research) in the Scheduled Tribe Certificates Scrutiny Committee, Gadchiroli....

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Ingredients of Offence Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Alleged Insult Not in Public View and Not Intentionally Humiliating Based on Caste.

The petitioners, Pradnya Pradeep Kenkare (Head Mistress) and Kiran Vishnu Kamat (Hon. Secretary of the school), filed a Criminal Writ Petition under A...