Supreme Court of India

Gangula Ashok and Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2000] 1 S.C.R. 468

Bench K.T. Thomas and M.B. Shah JJ.

Decided 28 January 2000

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has stated the legal position correctly in the above decisicm.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989-Sections 2( l)(d1; 14--Special Court-Specification of-Held: it is for trial of the offences under the Act that a particular Court of Session in each district is sought to be ;pecified as a Special Court-Off ences---Cognizance of-Held, a Special Court can take cognizance of the offence only when the case is committed to it by the Magistrate in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure- particular Court of Session, even after being specified as a Special Court, continues to be essentially a Court

Authorities it was built on

1984 A.R. Antulay v. Ramdas Sriniwas Nayak and Another cited by 33
1996 Sam Hiring Co. v. A.R. Bhujbal and Ors. cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2021 Pradeep S. Wodeyar v. The State of Karnataka referred to
2021 Nasib Singh v. The State of Punjab & Anr. referred to
2019 Sri A.M.C.S. Swamy Ade/dpe/hyd (central) v. Mehdi Agah Karbalai & Anr. referred to
2013 Essar Teleholdings Ltd. v. Registrar General, Delhi High Court & Ors referred to
2012 Rattiram & Ors. v. State of M. P. through Inspector of Police referred to

Of those, 5 referred to

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