Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 447–Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Sec. 3(1)(x)–Conviction–Sustainability–Place of incident i.e., the house of the complainant cannot be considered to be a place within public view–Prosecutrix admitted that the accused did not hurl any caste-based abuses–Trial Court declined to attest the compromise for the offence u/s. 447–Offence is compounded and appellant is acquitted.
