Jharkhand High Court Quashes SC/ST Act FIR Over 'Adivasi' Remark

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed an FIR against a government officer accused under the SC/ST Act for allegedly calling a woman an "insane Adivasi" and pushing her during an RTI-related visit.

The Court held that "Adivasi" is not a recognized caste or tribe under the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, and the complainant failed to prove she belonged to a Scheduled Tribe.

The court also noted that the FIR under the "SC/ST Act, 2016," is invalid, and that the IPC sections invoked were either non-cognizable or unsupported by evidence.

Calling the case an abuse of legal process, the Court quashed the FIR.