FIR Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because It Is Based on Police Statement, Anticipatory Bail Cancelled in SC/ST Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on 13 March 2026 cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to individuals accused of caste-based abuse under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran observed that the authenticity of an FIR cannot be doubted merely because it was registered based on a police official’s statement rather than a complaint by the victim. The case…