Dileshwar Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur — CRA No. 37 of 2025, decided 24/01/2025 by Justice Arvind Kumar Verma. Anticipatory bail under Section 14-A(2), SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 rejected for appellants Dileshwar Yadav and Rajkumar Yadav in Crime No. 884/2024, PS Ambikapur, District Surguja (Sections 296, 351(2), 3(5) BNS; Sections 3(1)(5), 10 SC/ST Act). Ratio: Section 18 bars Section 438 of the Code for offences under the Act; Section 18(2) excludes anticipatory bail notwithstanding any judgment, order or direction of any Court; prima facie case made out. Prior rejection by Special Judge, Ambikapur on 30/12/2024; prior antecedents (Crime No. 3/2015, S.T. No. 42/2016); victim heard via DLSA video link. Keywords: anticipatory bail; SC/ST Act; Section 14-A(2); Section 18; Section 18(2); Section 438 CrPC bar; BNS 296, 351(2), 3(5); caste-related abuse; Chhattisgarh.