Caste abuse in private space without public view not offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court

New Delhi, 21/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that uttering casteist abuse in private spaces does not meet the statutory requirement of being considered an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, Live Law reported.The case was filed against a manager of a school, accusing him of assaulting and hurling caste-based abuses at the father of two students.