allegations of abusing informant were within four walls of her building and not within public view

2021 CRI. L. J. 1

AIROnline 2020 SC 812

(SUPREME COURT) 

(From: Uttarakhand)

Criminal Appeal No. 707 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Criminal) No. 3585 of 2020), D/-5-11- 2020.

Hitesh Verma v. State of Uttarakhand and another.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (33 of 1989), S. 3(1)(r),(x) Criminal P.C. (2 of 1974), S. 482- Offence of atrocities - Quashing of charge-sheet As per FIR, allegations of abusing informant were within four walls of her building and not within public view - Offence under S. 3(1)(r) is not made out merely because informant belonging to a Scheduled Caste - Charge-sheet liable to be quashed.