Siddareddy Vijaya Gopal Reddy v. State of a.P., rep. by P.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this criminal petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking anticipatory bail for offences under the SC & ST (POA) Act, 1989 and IPC, the dismissal petition due to the statutory bar on anticipatory bail under Section 18 of the SC & ST (POA) Act, 1989. The court held that the court is not empowered to grant bail despite investigation completion.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners are denied anticipatory bail.