Mr. Vijay Nandhan. B @ Pavan @ Vijay @ Anbu v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Karnataka, noting counsel unavailability for the petitioner and referencing a prior Division Bench judgment, held that a bail petition under Section 439 CrPC is not maintainable for offences under the Protection of Civil Rights Act. The petition was dismissed for lack of maintainability.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as not maintainable; liberty granted to file appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST (POA) Act.