Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 · Chapter V: Miscellaneous
Section 18: Section 438 of the Code not to apply to persons committing an offence under the Act
Nothing in section 438 of the Code shall apply in relation to any case involving the arrest of any person on an accusation of having committed an offence under this Act.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 18
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Kiran v. Rajkumar Jivraj Jain & Anr.
Whether the High Court was correct in allowing the pre-arrest bail to respondent-accused u/s.438 Cr.PC in respect of alleged commission of offenses punishable u/ss.118(1), 115(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(2), 191(3),…
- Ms. X v. State & Anr
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Shajan Skaria v. The State of Kerala & Anr.
Whether Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 imposes an absolute bar on the grant of anticipatory bail in cases registered under the said Act; when can it be said…
- Ramesh Chandra Vaishya v. The State of Uttar
- Prathvi Raj Chauhan v. Union of India & Others
- Union of India v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
- Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr.
- Manju Devi v. Onkarjit Singh Ahluwalia @ Omkarjeet Singh & Others
- Bachu Das v. State of Bihar and Others
- Vilas Pandurang Pawar & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- State of M.P. and Anr. v. Ram Kishna Balothia and Anr.