Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 3 SC/ST (POA) Act | Mere Denial of Marriage Does Not Constitute Prima Facie Offence for Anticipatory Bail Bar : MP HC Jabalpur
MP High Court sets a precedent that denial of marriage alone, without additional aggravating factors, does not attract the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST (POA) Act. The ruling reinforces that anticipatory bail can be granted where no prima facie offence is established, protecting accused persons from automatic pre-trial detention in cases involving familial disputes.