Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(r) | Anticipatory Bail Denied to Main Accused in Tangi Assault, Granted to Others Based on Role Differentiation : Patna HC
The Patna High Court denied anticipatory bail to the primary accused for allegedly assaulting a Dalit woman with a tangi inside her home, while granting it to co-accused with lesser roles, establishing that individualized assessment of involvement trumps blanket denial under the SC/ST Act. This sets a critical precedent for bail jurisprudence in atrocity cases where participation levels vary significantly.