Madras High Court directs Erode court to consider bail pleas of nine in SC/ST Act case
The Madras High Court instructed the Erode district court to hear bail applications filed by nine individuals charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan issued the order in response to a Criminal Original Petition, referencing Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which governs bail procedures in the case.