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amulyavidya (Querist) 20 February 2011 This query is : Resolved
A Boy 15yrs age belonging to Schedule caste studying at class 10 at Private School and residing at Govt Hostel consumes poison at his residence. dies At hospital, a case of 306 r/w 34ipc on hostel warden , hostel cook and Head master of the private school is Registered on the complaint(given by his Father) that he was tortured in hostel and abetted to suicide Further on investigation it is known that the Head master belongs to upper caste and the other 2 accuseds belongs to Sc. there is no connection between School and hostel.
My Question is Does this case attract Atrocities Act?

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Arvind Singh Chauhan (Expert) 20 February 2011
Sc accuseds can not be booked for atrocities, but accused of other cast may be booked if his behavior with the boy was so, which can be covered under atrocity and provoked him to suicide.