Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 232 · Decided 29 March 2011
Asmathunnisa v. State of A.P. Represented BY the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 232 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 1116
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 766/2011
- Decided
- 29 March 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(x)
Headnote
C Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - s. 3(1)(x) - Punishment for offences of atrocities against a member of SC/ST - Appellant's husband speaking offending words by naming caste against the complainant wife, when the complainant D himself was not present - Incident took place at the residence of complainant - Prosecution of the appellant and her husband uls. 3 (1)(x) - Petition u/s. 482 Cr.P.C. by the appellant - Dismissed by the High Court - On appeal held:· For offence u/s. 3(1 )(x),
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