Dismissed
A.Naga Padmavathi v. State of a.P., rep. by its P.P.
Telangana HCCRLP/9616/2012
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Single Judge dismissed a criminal petition seeking anticipatory bail. Rejecting the premise that Section 438 Cr.P.C. applies, the court held that Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 prohibits anticipatory bail for offences under that Act.
What did the court decide?
The criminal petition is dismissed; petitioner is at liberty to surrender and move an application for bail before the Special Sessions Judge.