Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 94 · Decided 17 February 2012
Rattiram & ORS. v. State of M. P. Through Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 94 · [2012] 3 S.C.R. 496
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 223/2008
- Decided
- 17 February 2012
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, T.S. THAKUR, DIPAK MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 193; Constitution Article 21; SC/ST Act Section 3(1)(x)
Headnote
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 193 - Effect and impact of not committing an accused in terms of s. 193 in cases where charge-sheet is filed u/ s.3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and cognizance is directly Special Judge under the Act - Held: Special Court as constituted under 1989 Act is a Court of Session - If cognizance is directly taken by the Special Court under the Act and an accused without assailing the same at the inception allows the trial to continue and invites a judgment E of conviction,
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