Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 ‘casteist slurs’ case
The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday dismissed charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, against four individuals accused of using derogatory language toward public officials during an encroachment inspection in Jaisalmer. Justice Birendra Kumar observed that the alleged terms used — ‘bhangi’, ‘neech’, ‘bhikhari’ and ‘mangani’ — were not casteist slurs and therefore did not meet the criteria for an offence under the SC/ST Act. Moreover, it is crystal clear on bare perusal of allegation that the petitioners were not intending to humiliate the accused persons for the reason that they were members of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes rather act of the petitioners was in protest against the action of measurements being wrongly done by the public servants.” The court highlighted that all witnesses to the incident were part of the official team, with no independent witnesses present to confirm a public view of the alleged abuses. Given these findings, the court concluded that the SC/ST Act charges were not applicable, as the intent to humiliate based on caste was absent.
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