Pre-arrest bail granted. Challenge to SC/ST (POA) Act, headmistress gets anticipatory bail from Kerala High Court in hair cutting incident

In a recent judgment from the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam, the Honorable Mr. Justice K. Babu delivered a significant decision on CRL.A No. 1752 of 2023, a case challenging an order under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST (PoA) Act). Case Background: The appellant, Sherly Joseph, a 55-year-old Headmistress of Kottamala MGM UP School in Kasaragod District, was accused of cutting…