Sohanvir @ Sohanvir Dhama v. State of U.P. 2025 INSC 1397 - SC-ST Act - House Of Complainant - Place Within Public View

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(s)- When the alleged casteist abuses were stated to have been used by the accused inside the premises of the complainant, Supreme Court held: This circumstance, on its face, does not satisfy the statutory requirement that the abuses were made “in any place within public view,” which is an essential component of the offence under Section 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act. The house of the complainant cannot be considered to be within public view. (Para 9-13)

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 386 -The appellate powers are to be invoked with due caution, and only in exceptional circumstances -The Court cannot delve into the truthfulness or credibility of the allegations contained in the FIR or complaint. The Appellate Court has to examine the contents of the complaint as they stand. (Para 15)