https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171362 A Special Court designated under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 remains a Court of Session and cannot take cognizance as a court of original jurisdiction unless the case is first committed by a Magistrate, because neither the Act nor the Code expressly dispenses with Section 193 CrPC. The Supreme Court approved the view requiring committal and rejected direct cognizance by the Special Court. It also held that no advance direction could compel the Special Court to frame charges after committal, since the court must decide the next procedural step independently, including any discharge application, in accordance with the Code. en-us Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:26:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171362 A Special Court designated under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 remains a Court of Session and cannot take cognizance as a court of original jurisdiction unless the case is first committed by a Magistrate, because neither the Act nor the Code expressly dispenses with Section 193 CrPC. The Supreme Court approved the view requiring committal and rejected direct cognizance by the Special Court. It also held that no advance direction could compel the Special Court to frame charges after committal, since the court must decide the next procedural step independently, including any discharge application, in accordance with the Code. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171362