https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312058 Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 applies only where the underlying offence is committed on the ground of the victim's caste status; absent evidence of that nexus, the provision cannot sustain the enhanced punishment. For rape of a girl below twelve years, Section 376(2)(f) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 permits life imprisonment only for special and adequate reasons. As no such reasons were recorded apart from the erroneous reliance on the Atrocities Act, the sentence was reduced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment, while the compensation order was left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:46:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312058 Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 applies only where the underlying offence is committed on the ground of the victim's caste status; absent evidence of that nexus, the provision cannot sustain the enhanced punishment. For rape of a girl below twelve years, Section 376(2)(f) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 permits life imprisonment only for special and adequate reasons. As no such reasons were recorded apart from the erroneous reliance on the Atrocities Act, the sentence was reduced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment, while the compensation order was left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312058