Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 18 SC/ST Act | Delayed FIR, Prior Relationship Evidence Justify Bail in Rape Case : MP HC Gwalior
MP High Court grants bail in a rape case under the SC/ST Act, emphasizing the delay in FIR registration, the prosecutrix's major status, and evidence of a prior consensual relationship. The ruling underscores that statutory bars on bail under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act may be relaxed when procedural lapses and mitigating factors are present.