The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, has clarified the legal requirements for invoking Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (the SC-ST Act). The Court ruled that merely knowing the caste identity of a victim is not sufficient to attract the provisions of Section 3(1)(r)
SC-ST Act | Mere Knowledge of the Fact That the Victim is a Member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe is Not Sufficient to Attract Section 3(1)(r): SC
