Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, knowledge…
Section 3(2)(v) makes knowledge that the victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe a mandatory ingredient of the offence, not something presumed automatically…
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Under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, knowledge that the victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe is
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Section 3(2)(v) makes knowledge that the victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe a mandatory ingredient of the offence, not something presumed automatically or limited to public servants.