“In order to attract the offence under the Act, it has to be established that the accused was with the knowledge that the victim belonged to a member of SC/ST,” Judge K Krishna Kumar said.

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A Delhi court has granted bail to two persons in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February last year. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Shanu and Zarif on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 20,000 with one surety of like amount each in the case […]

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