Which provision of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,…
Section 18 excludes the general anticipatory-bail provision when arrest is based on an accusation under the 1989 Act. The corresponding general provision is now section 482…
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Which provision of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, bars anticipatory bail in a case involving arrest on an accusation under that Act?
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Correct answer A
Section 18 excludes the general anticipatory-bail provision when arrest is based on an accusation under the 1989 Act. The corresponding general provision is now section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Section 18A also addresses the bar. Under Prathvi Raj Chauhan, the bar does not apply when the complaint fails to make out a prima facie case under the 1989 Act.
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Option A
Section 18 directly addresses arrest on an accusation under the Act and excludes the general anticipatory-bail provision.
Option B
Section 19 concerns the exclusion of probation-related provisions.
Option C
Section 3 defines and punishes offences of atrocities.
Option D
Section 4 penalizes wilful neglect of specified duties by a covered public servant.
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