Supreme Court rules on caste-based insults at equestrian facility

The Supreme Court of India issued a judgment in Criminal Appeal No. 348 of 2021 concerning a complaint filed under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, regarding alleged caste-based insults and harassment at an equestrian training facility. This matters to citizens as it addresses institutional accountability in handling caste-related complaints.

The parties involved in the complaint filed by Respondent No. 2 (Praveen Kumar/Prashant) against the appellants (trainees and their parents) at the Olympic Riding and Equestrian Academy, Eastern Jaunapur, New Delhi.

• The Supreme Court addressed a complaint filed under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, regarding alleged caste-based insults and harassment at an equestrian training facility.
• The complaint dated 29.04.2018 was filed by Respondent No. 2 (Praveen Kumar/Prashant) against the appellants.
• The complaint alleged that the appellants made caste-based insults including calling the complainant 'chamar' (a term for a lower caste), 'chakka', 'faggot', and other derogatory terms.
• The complainant alleged that the appellants planned an acid attack on him and his trainer, Kapil Nath Modi, as evidenced by a WhatsApp group 'Alliance' created by Appellant No. 6.
• The complaint was not investigated by the police, leading to an application under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed on 09.05.2018.
• The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate referred the complaint to the SHO, P.S. Fatehpur Beri, but the police did not take action on the complaint dated 29.04.2018.

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