Sc st atrocity act

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 01 July 2024 This query is : Resolved
Caste based slur in Office Chamber that too after office hours attract Atrocity Case

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This discussion clarifies that caste-based slurs made in an office chamber, regardless of whether it's during or after office hours, can fall under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The key factor is whether the slur was made 'within public view', which includes situations where others can witness or hear the offense, even in private spaces. The Act focuses on visibility and audibility rather than strict location or time.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 01 July 2024
If the quarrel was caste based then a complaint in this regard is certainly maintainable.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 01 July 2024
Did you talk about a particular person or in general? However, you should not talk about sc/sts.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 02 July 2024
yes anywhere, any time

SIVARAMAPRASAD KAPPAGANTU (Expert) 02 July 2024
You have not elaborated on the "Caste-based slur". In the context of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the term “public view” is used instead of “public place. “Within public view” extends beyond physical public places and encompasses situations where the public can witness the offense, even if it occurs in private spaces. The focus is on visibility and audibility rather than strict geographical boundaries. If an incident is observable by others, it falls within the scope of the Act. Accordingly, you may conclude about the Office Chamber you mentioned in your query. Whether it is an offense or not is not decided as to when it is committed viz. within office hours or outside the officer hours.

P. Venu (Expert) 23 July 2024
The query is short of material facts.

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