PoliticsMumbai HC: Pre-arrest Bail Bar in Minor Rape Cases Not Absolute
The Bombay High Court ruled that the statutory bar on granting pre-arrest bail to those accused of raping minors is not absolute. Justice MM Nerlikar clarified that Section 482(4) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita allows a narrow judicial review if no prima facie case is made under Sections 65 or 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court emphasized this review window is very limited.
Hindustan Times··Mumbai


