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32. The ingredients of the aforesaid offence were culled out in Daya Bhatnagar (supra) as follows:

"15. Basic ingredients for the offence under Clause (x) of Sub- section (1) of Section 3 of the Act, revealed through the bare reading of this section are as follows: (a) there should be intentional insult or intimidation by a person, who is not a member of SC or ST; (b) the insult must be with an intent to humiliate the member of the SC or ST. As the intent to humiliate is necessary, it follows that the accused must have knowledge or awareness that the victim belongs to the SC or ST. This can be inferred even from long association; and (c) the incident must occur in any place within the public view. There cannot be any dispute that the offence can be committed at any place whether it is a private place or a "public view" as long as it is within the "public view". The requirement of "public view" can be satisfied even in a private place, where the public is present... ...". (Emphasis supplied)
(a) A person making the alleged derogatory utterance must know that the person whom he was intentionally insulting, intimidating with intent to humiliate him was a member of SC/ST.
(b) Such intentional insult, intimidation or humiliation must be directed against and made to a member of SC/ST and for being member of SC/ST.
(c) The utterance must be made at any place within "public view"." (emphasis supplied)