https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305037 The amended proviso to Section 14 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 permits direct cognizance by the Special Court, but it does not exclude the Magistrate's role in taking cognizance and committing the case; proceedings are not vitiated merely because cognizance was not taken directly by the Special Court. The Court also reiterated that Section 482 CrPC is to be used sparingly, and where the complaint on its face discloses offences under the Atrocities Act, the complaint and summoning order should not be quashed at the threshold simply because the allegations may be motivated by political rivalry. The challenge failed and the trial was allowed to proceed. en-us Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:13:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305037 The amended proviso to Section 14 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 permits direct cognizance by the Special Court, but it does not exclude the Magistrate's role in taking cognizance and committing the case; proceedings are not vitiated merely because cognizance was not taken directly by the Special Court. The Court also reiterated that Section 482 CrPC is to be used sparingly, and where the complaint on its face discloses offences under the Atrocities Act, the complaint and summoning order should not be quashed at the threshold simply because the allegations may be motivated by political rivalry. The challenge failed and the trial was allowed to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305037