MANSHA RAM Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition under Section 482, Cr. P. C. is directed against the order passed by the IInd Additional Sessions Judge, Bahraich on 24-3-1992 summoning the petitioner for having committed certain offences including one under Scheduled Caste and-Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

(2.) IT appears that a complaint was filed against the petitioner before the learned Additional Sessions Judge who recorded statement of the complainant under Section 200, Cr. P. C. and also those of witnesses under Section 202, Cr. P. C. and issued the aforesaid order. The petitioner went in revision against this order before the Sessions Judge which revision was rejected on 8-10-93 on the ground that it was not maintainable. The petitioner has therefore, come to this Court.

(3.) IN absence of such a provision, the provision of Cr. P. C. would apply to all the trials for the offences under this Act, as provided by Section 4 (2), Cr. P. C.