https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309627 Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was held not to create an absolute bar to anticipatory bail: where a prima facie examination shows no offence, or the complaint appears false, mala fide, or motivated, the bar does not operate. The Court further stated that constitutional protections require safeguards against false implication and unnecessary arrest, including preliminary inquiry and prior approval before arrest in specified cases, with reasons subject to judicial scrutiny. On the facts, the complaint was found to stem from bona fide official action and the proceedings were treated as an abuse of process, so they were quashed. en-us Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309627 Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was held not to create an absolute bar to anticipatory bail: where a prima facie examination shows no offence, or the complaint appears false, mala fide, or motivated, the bar does not operate. The Court further stated that constitutional protections require safeguards against false implication and unnecessary arrest, including preliminary inquiry and prior approval before arrest in specified cases, with reasons subject to judicial scrutiny. On the facts, the complaint was found to stem from bona fide official action and the proceedings were treated as an abuse of process, so they were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309627