No Prima Facie Case Under SC/ST Act Found; Anticipatory Bail Granted to Bar Association President: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Deepak Jain, the elected President of the District Bar Association, Narmadapuram, after finding that the materials placed before the Court did not prima facie support the allegations attracting the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Court observed that the call records produced before it contradicted a crucial allegation made in the criminal complaint.…