SC-ST Act Cannot Be Invoked Without Clear Allegation Of Caste-Based Insult: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a complaint cannot attract the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act merely because the complainant belongs to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. The court said the allegations must also satisfy the legal requirements for an…