(q) gives any false or frivolous information to any public servant and thereby causes such public
servant to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of a member of a Scheduled Caste or a
Scheduled Tribe;
(r) intentionally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or a
Scheduled Tribe in any place within public view;
(s) abuses any member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe by caste name in any place
within public view;
(t) destroys, damages or defiles any object generally known to be held sacred or in high esteem by
members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.
Explanation.––For the purposes of this clause, the expression ―object‖ means and includes statue,
photograph and portrait;
(u) by words either written or spoken or by signs or by visible representation or otherwise
promotes or attempts to promote feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will against members of the
Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;
(v) by words either written or spoken or by any other means disrespects any late person held in
high esteem by members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes;
(w) (i) intentionally touches a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe,
knowing that she belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, when such act of touching is of
a sexual nature and is without the recipient‘s consent;
(ii) uses words, acts or gestures of a sexual nature towards a woman belonging to a Scheduled
Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, knowing that she belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
Explanation.––For the purposes of sub-clause (i), the expression ―consent‖ means an unequivocal
voluntary agreement when the person by words, gestures, or any form of non-verbal communication,
communicates willingness to participate in the specific act:
Provided that a woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe who does not offer
physical resistance to any act of a sexual nature is not by reason only of that fact, is to be regarded as
consenting to the sexual activity:
Provided further that a woman‘s sexual history, including with the offender shall not imply
consent or mitigate the offence;
(x) corrupts or fouls the water of any spring, reservoir or any other source ordinarily used by
members of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes so as to render it less fit for the purpose for
which it is ordinarily used;
(y) denies a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe any customary right of passage to
a place of public resort or obstructs such member so as to prevent him from using or having access to
a place of public resort to which other members of public or any other section thereof have a right to
use or access to;
(z) forces or causes a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to leave his house,
village or other place of residence:
Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to any action taken in discharge of a
public duty;
(za) obstructs or prevents a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any manner
with regard to—
(A) using common property resources of an area, or burial or cremation ground equally with
others or using any river, stream, spring, well, tank, cistern, water-tap or other watering place, or
any bathing ghat, any public conveyance, any road, or passage;
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