Anticipatory Bail Permissible Under SC/ST Act Only If Prima Facie Offence Not Made Out: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent ruling, reiterated that anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is impermissible in cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is prima facie shown that no offence under the Act is made out. The Court made this observation while deciding the case titled Kiran VERSUS Rajkumar Jivraj Jain & Anr., arising from an incident…
