The Supreme Court has held that the mere occurrence of alleged caste-based abuse within school premises does not by itself satisfy the statutory requirement of a place “within public view” under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and
Mere Occurrence of Caste Abuse in School Premises Does Not Satisfy ‘Public View’ Requirement Under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
