Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 674 · Decided 26 October 2021
Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya v. Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 674 · [2021] 10 S.C.R. 460
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 967/2021
- Decided
- 26 October 2021
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3(1)(x), 452, 323, 325, 504, 506(2), 114; CrPC Section 207, 209, 193, 482, 197, 460, 190; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - Proviso to s.14 inserted by amendment - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.207, 209, 193, 482 - Offences under Atrocities Act - Second proviso to Special Court constituted u/s.14 also to directly take cognizance of such offences - Cognizance taken by Magistrate and thereafter case committed to the Special Court - Criminal proceedings, if vitiated - High Court quashed and set aside the FIR as well as order passed by the
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