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Person offended by derogatory conversation threatening to file FIR


07-Nov-2023 (In Criminal Law)

 I want to know whether a casual, unintentional chat on a whatsapp group, mistakenly refers to a few words considered derogatory to SCs, will constitute an adequate piece of evidence to lodge FIR under Prevention of atrocities against SC/ST Act. Six months have lapsed since the conversation and offended persons repeatedly threat/ blackamail me into their tricks/ fancies by saying that they will lodge n FIR against me using the screenshot of the whatsapp conversation. The conversation was very casual and not intended to hurt anyone and only twice alluded to the insulting words. 

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Answer #1
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Hi,

Going by what you have shared herein and before advising anything, it would be useful to see what is the conversation is exactly. Though its serious, but SC/ST act does not come into the picture like this... But still it is advised if you would show that conversation..

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