'Bhangi' remark by Yuvraj Singh: Punjab & Haryana High Court quashes IPC charges but SC/ST Act charges to remain

Justice Amol Rattan Singh refused to quash the charges under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that the cricketer had used the term in a pejorative sense.
Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Punjab & Haryana High Court
Justice Amol Rattan Singh and Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday quashed the charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh for using casteist slur 'bhangi' [Yuvraj Singh v. State of Haryana].

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