Bombay High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in SC/ST Act Case for Kidnapping Allegedly Related to Recovery of Loan Amount. The court held that the bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act does not apply when the victim is not a member of SC/ST and the allegations do not prima facie constitute an offence under the Act....
The appellant, Udhav Gyanoba Budhwant, filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the order dated 31-1...




