Parliament took a clear legislative choice in drafting Sections 3(1)(r) and (s) to connect those specific offences to a public element, and courts are not free to read out that element simply because a commentator finds it inconvenient.
Rameez pretended to be 'Vikas' on social media and entrapped a Hindu Dalit woman in a love relationship for 2 years. The Muslim man promised to marry the victim but instead made intimate videos, which he later used to blackmail her.
The professor is a PhD in Sanskrit and had served as Head of the Department of Sanskrit at Sanskrit College & University. She was accused by an assistant professor of the same university, who belongs to the SC community, of professional jealousy and harassment.
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar has threatened to pursue legal action against Maharashtra's Water Resources Minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan for...
The court outlined Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST Act, stating that two conditions need to be taken into consideration for convicting a person under the provision. First, the complainant must belong to the SC or ST group. Second, the abuse or insult must be specifically based on the complainant's caste.
The court expressed concern over the rising cases of misuse the laws relating to rale and of the SC/ST Act, said that the law is being misused monetary gains.