Supreme Court of India
M.A. Kuttappan v. E. Krlshnan Nayanar and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid decisions of this Court it coµld not be contended before us that the Special Judge had jurisdiction to entertain the complaint C directly and to issue process after taking cognizance without the case being committed to it by a competent Magistrate.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989; Section 3(J)(x)/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482: . Complaint in the Court of Special Judge-DerogatOJ)' remarks against a Scheduled Caste ML. . allegedly made by the Chief Minister in full view of public-Held: offence committed under the provisions of the Act-issuance of process to accused summoning him to stand trial-Challenge to-:-Order quashed by High Court holding that no offence was made out-On appeal; Held: Since Special Judge had no jurisdiction to entertain a complaint directly, he erred in taking
Where later benches applied it
- 2011 Asmathunnisa v. State of A.P. Represented by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad & Another
- 2012 Rattiram & Ors. v. State of M. P. through Inspector of Police
Of those, 1 distinguished · 1 mentioned
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