petitioners have questioned the provisions inserted by way
of carving out section 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities ... Section 18 as
well as section 18A , are reproduced hereunder:
“18. Section 438 of the Code not to apply to persons committing an
offence under
under Section 18A of the Act is attracted. Learned
Sessions Judge also found that custodial interrogation of the
appellant would be necessary for the purpose ... Sessions Judge has gone
wrong in invoking the provision contained in Section 18A(2) of
the Act to decline the benefit of pre-arrest bail
should not be entertained in view of the amended
provision of section 18A of the SCST Act. He further submitted
that there are allegations made ... 2020 ORDER
maintainable in view of the provision of section 18A of the SCST
Act as section 3(2)(v) of the SCST
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18A which deals with contracts on derivatives, in support of this
contention ... Securities Laws (Amendment) Act 1999,
with effect from 22 February 2000, Section 18A was
introduced in the SCRA to regulate derivative transactions
in terms specifying
statement of objections, submitted that in view of
the bar under section 18A of the SC/ST Act, the
petitioner does not deserve ... been
enlarged on the relief of anticipatory bail.
5. Sections 18 and 18A of the SC/ST Act read as
below:
"18. Section
exhibit 1, 2, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 10, 15, 16,
17, 18a and 18b. The skin could not detected on exhibit 15
i.e., nail
Learned Counsel for respondent No.2 relying
on Sections 18 and 18A of the Act vehemently opposes
the application on the ground that they totally ... offences alleged against the petitioners are bailable one.
Whether Sections 18 and 18A of the Act, totally bars
grant of anticipatory bail is the main
insertion of Section 14A and
Sections 18 and 18A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, there is clear
bar for granting anticipatory bail ... there is a bar under Section 18 and 18A of the
SC/ST (POA) Act for granting anticipatory bail under
Section
caste it
constitute prima-facie case in that light Section 18A of
the Act prohibits grant of anticipatory bail under
Section ... perused the records.
8. On close reading of Sections 18 and 18A of
the SC and ST Act it reads as under;
18. Section
complainant has sustained grievous
injury and that there is bar under Section 18A of the Act in
granting anticipatory bail to the accused ... therefore, the learned Sessions Judge
has gone wrong in invoking Section 18A of the Act and declining
the benefit of anticipatory bail
