Bombay High Court Says Circulating WhatsApp Video Can Attract SC/ST Act
The Bombay High Court has held that circulating a victimโs videos on WhatsApp can fall within the ambit of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act when the conduct is tied to caste-based exploitation and humiliation. The ruling comes in a case where the accused allegedly demanded favours from a victim belonging to an SC/ST community and, after refusal, shared the victimโs videos on the messaging platform.
