The Supreme Court of India, on October 31, 2025, granted anticipatory bail to a petitioner, Sidhan @ Sidharathan, in a criminal case from Kerala.

A divisional bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N.V. Anjaria allowed the Special Leave to Appeal, setting aside a Kerala High Court order that had previously denied the bail. The apex court’s decision was based on its findings that the victim’s injuries were “simple in nature” and, crucially, that the provisions of the SC/ST Act, 1989, appeared to have been added by police “in zeal” despite the complainant making “no allegation of any caste slur” in the initial complaint.

Background of the Case

The petitioner had approached the Supreme Court challenging the final judgment and order dated 08-07-2025, passed by the High Court o

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