Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 701 · Decided 29 October 2021
Hariram Bhambhi v. SC/ST
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 701 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 855
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1278/1989
- Decided
- 29 October 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: ss.15A(3) and 15A(5) - Rights of victims - Notice under s.15A not issued to victim/ dependents while hearing bail application of accused - Effect of - Held: Sub-sections (3) and (5) of s.15A specifically make the victim or stakeholder in the criminal proceedings - These provisions enable a member of the marginalized caste to effectively pursue a case and counteract the effects of defective investigations - Sub-section (3) confers a right to a prior notice, this being evident from the use of the
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