or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place The words "intsntionai", "Insuit" within p'ubiic view. and "humiliafion" have been used in this section but they have not been defined in the act. As per Webster Dtetionary, the word "intent" means having the mind bent pn an object, "intentional" means The term "intentional" has been done purposely. used to relation to act done by or with intention, which means to do wrong with in tent. As per law Lexicon, a person who, by this declaration, act or omission, had caussd another to belisve a thing to be true and to act u^on that belief, must be heid to have done so "inteatiortally" within the meaning of the Statute. As per Webster, "to insult" is to treat with abuse, insolence, or contempt; to commit an indignity offered to another whether by act or by word is known as "insutt". An insutt is an indolent attack. As per Webster, in common parlance the word "humiliation" means to lower the dignity of, painfully humbling , thestate of being humble and free from pride. As per Oxford dictionary "humiliate" means to cause a person to feei disgrace, humbte condition or attitude of mind. In the background of the definition of the aforesaid words, to prove the offence under the aforesaid section, itis necessary that thers must be an element of intentionally committing the insult or intimidating with intent to humiliate a member of Scheduled Caste and for that the evidence of the witness should be consistent and reliabie. When there is caste-based rivalry betwesn the parties and hatred against the members of appellant community, the evidence has to be scrutinized carefully and ihere should be very cogent and independent evidence of causing insult intentionalfy."
