Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, specifically excludes the application of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (which deals with anticipatory bail) to any person accused of having committed an offence under the SC/ST Act. This effectively prohibits anticipatory bail in such cases.
Under which one of the following Sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is 'anticipatory bail' prohibited?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: The Parliamentary Act (Legislative Procedures (Ordinary, Money, Financial, Constitutional Amendment Bills))
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