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Judge defends verdict on SC/ST Act
News:
- Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who retired as Supreme Court judge recently, has defended the 20th March verdict on SC/ST Act
Important facts:
- In 20th March verdict the Supreme Court had expressed concerns over the misuse of the SC/ST Act. The Court upheld that there should not be any automatic arrest under the SC/ST Act and a primary inquiry must be conducted by the police before taking any action.
- The verdict called for allowing accused person to apply for anticipatory bail. The court upheld that there is no absolute bar for granting anticipatory bail in a matter under the Act.
- Previously, Section 18 of the Sc/St Act, 1989 barred accused persons from seeking anticipatory bail
- Justice Goel has defended the judgement stating that the verdict aimed to protect innocent persons falsely accused under the SC/ST (prevention of Atrocities Act)
