“Caste Abuse Must Occur In Public View”: Supreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Over Private Residence Incident

The Supreme Court of India held that caste-based abuses inside a private residence, away from public view, would not attract offences under the SC/ST Act, ruling that alleged insults under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) must occur at “a place within public view.”