SC Cancelled Anticipatory Bail as Investigation Revealed Prima Facie SC/ST Atrocities Offence

Kuldeep Singh and Anr. Vs State of Punjab and Anr. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court considered appeals seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to certain accused persons in connection with an incident involving allegations of assault, firing, and caste-based abuse. The appellants alleged that they and other members of their community were attacked, fired upon, and subjected to casteist slurs. They argued that the High Court granted anticipatory bail primarily on the ground that no FIR had been registered on the complainant’s own statement, even though th...