The High Court of Kerala has ruled that any order in a proceeding under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act passed without hearing the victim or their dependent is “non-est in the eye of law.” Justice A. Badharudeen set aside a lower court’s order granting bail to eight accused individuals
Bail Granted Without Hearing Victim Under SC/ST Act Is Void; Kerala HC Cancels Bail in Mob Lynching Case
