Mere proof of victim’s caste insufficient for conviction under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a man under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in a gang rape and murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish that the offence was committed with knowledge of the victim’s caste. A bench […]
