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2017 Supreme(All) 184

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BEFORE : PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.
RAM MURTI BIND AND OTHERS ....Revisionists
Versus
STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER ....Respondents
(Criminal Revision No. 897 of 2010, decided on 12th January, 2017)

Advocates:
Counsel :
S.S. Mishra and C.P. Upadhyay for the Revisionists; A.G.A. and J.N. Patel for the Respondents.

Headnote:(Indian) Penal Code, 1860—Sections 323, 394, 427, 504 and 506—Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribunal Act, 1989—Section 3(1)(x)—Offence thereunder—Accused caused damage to under construction house of complainant belonging to Scheduled Caste Community and used foul words relating to his caste and beaten him—Trial Court opined that on basis of investigation alleged offence committed in public view and on other hand, charge of offence under Section 452 directed to be framed by impugned order relate to commission of offence committed inside house—No explanation in impugned order to its effect—Material points not considered by trial Court—Hence, impugned order found to be erroneous—Matter remanded back to trial Court for decision afresh in accordance with law. Revision Allowed.

       

JUDGMENT :

Hon'ble Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J.

1. This revision has been preferred against order dated 9.2.2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, FTC no. 1, Jaunpur in Special Trial no. 71 of 2009 (State Vs. Ram Murti Bind and others) relating to case crime no. 528 of 2008 P.S. Mugara Badshahpur, Jaunpur. By this order, trial court had rejected the request of discharge of accused/revisionist and directed that they may be charged for offence under Section 323, 394, 452, 427, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(1)(x) SC/ST Act.

2. In said trial the prosecution case in brief is that accused persons had caused damage to the under construction house of the complainant belonging to scheduled caste community and used foul words relating to his caste, beaten him and threatened him.

3. At the time of hearing on the point of charge, the trial Court had considered the case diary and found that through investigation, there was evidence that complainant had supported the incident and there is evidence that in presence of independent witnesses, accused/revisionist had used foul words relating to caste of complainant and caused damages to building material and tanker and took away the bags of cement. The trial court had opined that this incident was committed in public view where words relating to caste were pronounced and complainant was humiliated. Therefore, accused persons should be charged for offence under Section 323, 394, 452, 427, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(I)X SC/ST Act. This order of framing of charge has been challenged through present revision.

4. Learned counsel for the revisionist submitted that in spite of order by District Magistrate for maintaining status quo on spot, the complainant was raising construction for which, on complaint of revisionist, material relating to construction was removed by police; therefore, due to it false case was filed through application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. and incorrect charge-sheet was submitted.

5. In this matter, FIR was lodged on the basis of application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Thereafter, after investigation, final report was submitted, which was opposed through protest petition by complainant, then Magistrate had passed order of re-investigation, after which charge-sheet in question was filed. On the basis of it aforesaid Special Trial no. 71 of 2009 was initiated and impugned order was passed.

6. Section 3(1)(x) of the Act reads as under:

"3. Punishment for offences of atrocities. (1) Whoever, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,-

(i)-(ix) * * *

(x) intentionally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view;

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with fine."

7. In Swaran Singh v. State, (2008) 8 SCC 435 Apex Court had held as under:

"24. In our opinion, calling a member of the Scheduled Caste "chamar" with intent to insult or humiliate him in a place within public view is certainly an offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Act. Whether there was intent to insult or humiliate by using the word "chamar" will of course depend on the context in which it was used.

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30. - - - - The use of the word "chamar" will certainly attract Section 3(1)(x) of the Act, if from the context it appears that it was used in a derogatory sense to insult or humiliate a member of SC/ST."

8. The provision of Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act and legal position, as noted above, provides that a person can be punished under this provision only when he commit such offence against person of scheduled-caste/ scheduled-tribe community on the ground that such a person/victim is a member of SC/ST community. From the evidence in present case, it appears that alleged act of fight had allegedly been committed by accused-appellant only because of already existing enimity and dispute of land and construction. It was not th






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