Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 569 · Decided 19 May 2023
Ramesh Chandra Vaishya v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 569 · [2023] 6 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1617/2023
- Decided
- 19 May 2023
- Bench
- S. RAVINDRA BHAT, DIPANKAR DATTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 323, 325, 392, 452, 504, 506, 319; CrPC Section 482, 438; SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(x), 18
Headnote
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - ss. 3(1)(x), 18 - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 323, 325, 392, 452, 504, 506 - Prosecution case that the appellant was engaged in an altercation with the second respondent-complainant over the issue - It was alleged that during this altercation, the appellant verbally hurled caste related abuses towards the complainant and his family members, and subsequently physically assaulted the complainant causing him multiple injuries - Two FIRs were filed - First FIR by the
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