Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani on 04.01.2021, while granting anticipatory bail to an accused charged under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 held that, “anticipatory bail application under Sec. 438 of CrPC can only be barred under Sec. 18 of the SC ST Act where the accused commits an offence particularly for the reason that the victim is a member of SC or ST community”. Reddy and Reddy Law Firm Pune comprises of a well experienced and diligent litigation team handling matters related to Criminal Law.
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