The Centre accused the Supreme Court of encroaching into the legislative domain while diluting the stringent arrest provision of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and appealed on Thursday for its restoration.
The written submission by attorney general K K Venugopal on behalf of the Centre reflected the executive’s seething anger rather than a dispassionate analysis of the March 20 judgment, which introduced anticipatory bail as well as mandated police officers to first inquire into the veracity of a complaint before registering an FIR and arresting an accused.
The Centre accused the Supreme Court of encroaching into the legislative domain while diluting the stringent arrest provision of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and appealed on Thursday for its restoration.
The written submission by attorney general K K Venugopal on behalf of the Centre reflected the executive’s seething anger rather than a dispassionate analysis of the March 20 judgment, which introduced anticipatory bail as well as mandated police officers to first inquire into the veracity of a complaint before registering an FIR and arresting an accused.