Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 941 · Decided 18 August 2008
Swaran Singh & ORS. v. State Through Standing Counsel & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 941 · [2008] 12 S.C.R. 132
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1287/2008
- Decided
- 18 August 2008
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
1 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989- s. 3 (1) (x) - Charges under- Of three c accused - For calling a person 'Chamar' - Quashing of charges sought - Held: Calling a member of Scheduled Caste as 'Chamar' with intent to insult or humiliate is an of- fence intent, however, is matter of evi- dence - 'Chamar' though is name of a Caste, is often used in D derogatory sense - While interpreting the provision popular meaning of the word 'chamar' should be taken into account and not its etgmological meaning - On perusal of FIR prima "' facie a
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